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I am wanting to add numbers in Column B,d,f etc only if it equals the text in
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hi
try this..
=SUMIF(B2:B8,"text",A2:A8)
or
sumif(range with criteria, criteria, range to sum)

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I might be overlooking the obvious, but how can NUMBERS in a column equal
TEXT in another column?

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Try this...

=SUMIF(A1:E5,"x",B1:F5)

Note how the ranges are offset.

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Okay, I'm still learning...<bg

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