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Excel Columns Problem
Hello Fellow Excel users,
I have alittle problem which i hope somebody can point me in the right direction Picture my screen in excel Col A is a list of Names with Multiple entries for the same person Col B is a number ranging from 0 to 7 eg A B Joe Bloggs 1 Jim Smith 2 Joe Bloggs 4 Pete Smith 5 Jim Smith 4 What i want to create is another list where Col A is a list of names Just 1 entry per name Col B the sum of all entries for that persons name eg A B Joe Bloggs 5 Jim Smith 6 Pete Smith 5 I hope ive explained it ok if you have any questions just email me Cheers Steve |
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Debby Bunce wrote:
Hello Fellow Excel users, I have alittle problem which i hope somebody can point me in the right direction Picture my screen in excel Col A is a list of Names with Multiple entries for the same person Col B is a number ranging from 0 to 7 eg A B Joe Bloggs 1 Jim Smith 2 Joe Bloggs 4 Pete Smith 5 Jim Smith 4 What i want to create is another list where Col A is a list of names Just 1 entry per name Col B the sum of all entries for that persons name eg A B Joe Bloggs 5 Jim Smith 6 Pete Smith 5 I hope ive explained it ok Hi Steve, first of all select your A column then from menu Data, Filter, Advanced Filter, you can create a new list of unic entries in another location of your sheet, then using the SUMIF function beside this new list of names you can sum the values in your original list. -- (I'm not sure of names of menus, options and commands, because translating from the Italian version of Excel...) Hope I helped you. Thanks in advance for your feedback. Ciao Franz Verga from Italy |
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Hi,
Hope the following link helps. Five ways to subtotal values in repeating data http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...366211033.aspx Cheers, Epinn "Debby Bunce" wrote in message ... Hello Fellow Excel users, I have alittle problem which i hope somebody can point me in the right direction Picture my screen in excel Col A is a list of Names with Multiple entries for the same person Col B is a number ranging from 0 to 7 eg A B Joe Bloggs 1 Jim Smith 2 Joe Bloggs 4 Pete Smith 5 Jim Smith 4 What i want to create is another list where Col A is a list of names Just 1 entry per name Col B the sum of all entries for that persons name eg A B Joe Bloggs 5 Jim Smith 6 Pete Smith 5 I hope ive explained it ok if you have any questions just email me Cheers Steve |
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thanks for the reply but ive created a pivot table and im sorted now
thanks again steve "Franz Verga" wrote in message ... Debby Bunce wrote: Hello Fellow Excel users, I have alittle problem which i hope somebody can point me in the right direction Picture my screen in excel Col A is a list of Names with Multiple entries for the same person Col B is a number ranging from 0 to 7 eg A B Joe Bloggs 1 Jim Smith 2 Joe Bloggs 4 Pete Smith 5 Jim Smith 4 What i want to create is another list where Col A is a list of names Just 1 entry per name Col B the sum of all entries for that persons name eg A B Joe Bloggs 5 Jim Smith 6 Pete Smith 5 I hope ive explained it ok Hi Steve, first of all select your A column then from menu Data, Filter, Advanced Filter, you can create a new list of unic entries in another location of your sheet, then using the SUMIF function beside this new list of names you can sum the values in your original list. -- (I'm not sure of names of menus, options and commands, because translating from the Italian version of Excel...) Hope I helped you. Thanks in advance for your feedback. Ciao Franz Verga from Italy |
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thanks for the reply and im using a pivot table and im all sorted now
thanks again steve "Epinn" wrote in message ... Hi, Hope the following link helps. Five ways to subtotal values in repeating data http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...366211033.aspx Cheers, Epinn "Debby Bunce" wrote in message ... Hello Fellow Excel users, I have alittle problem which i hope somebody can point me in the right direction Picture my screen in excel Col A is a list of Names with Multiple entries for the same person Col B is a number ranging from 0 to 7 eg A B Joe Bloggs 1 Jim Smith 2 Joe Bloggs 4 Pete Smith 5 Jim Smith 4 What i want to create is another list where Col A is a list of names Just 1 entry per name Col B the sum of all entries for that persons name eg A B Joe Bloggs 5 Jim Smith 6 Pete Smith 5 I hope ive explained it ok if you have any questions just email me Cheers Steve |
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Steve,
Thank you for your feedback. I like PivotTable too. It is so dynamic. In case you are interested ...... http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...989031033.aspx Epinn "Debby Bunce" wrote in message ... thanks for the reply and im using a pivot table and im all sorted now thanks again steve "Epinn" wrote in message ... Hi, Hope the following link helps. Five ways to subtotal values in repeating data http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...366211033.aspx Cheers, Epinn "Debby Bunce" wrote in message ... Hello Fellow Excel users, I have alittle problem which i hope somebody can point me in the right direction Picture my screen in excel Col A is a list of Names with Multiple entries for the same person Col B is a number ranging from 0 to 7 eg A B Joe Bloggs 1 Jim Smith 2 Joe Bloggs 4 Pete Smith 5 Jim Smith 4 What i want to create is another list where Col A is a list of names Just 1 entry per name Col B the sum of all entries for that persons name eg A B Joe Bloggs 5 Jim Smith 6 Pete Smith 5 I hope ive explained it ok if you have any questions just email me Cheers Steve |
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