Excel SUMIFS function is used to calculate the sum of values that meet any criteria. For example, you can calculate the total sales in east zone for product Pod Gun using SUMIFS formula.
In this article, you will learn:
- What is SUMIFS function and how to use it?
- Syntax for SUMIFS
- Using SUMIFS() with tables and structural references
- SUMIFS examples – simple, wild card
- Using SUMIFS() with date & time values
- Free sample file for SUMIFS formula
- More formulas for data analysis
How to write Excel SUMIFS Function?
Using SUMIFS you can find the sum of values in your data that meet multiple conditions.
So, to get the sum of all the Blow Torches sold in North, we just write,
=SUMIFS(D3:D16, B3:B16,"Blow Torch",C3:C16,"North")
Similarly to find the podgun sales in East, just write,
SUMIFS function – Syntax and explanation:
SUMIFS formula takes a range for summing the values and at least one criteria range and criteria. You can specify as many as 127 conditions for summing your data.
Imagine asking “how many spit bombs Hansolo sold in North region of Planet Naboo between long long ago and long ago that resulted in more than 25% profits?” and getting an instant answer.
The beauty of SUMIFS formula is that it works with wildcards too, just like its siblings – SUMIF and COUNTIF. So you can write formulas like,
=SUMIFS(D3:D16,B3:B16,"Spit Bomb",C3:C16,"*th") to get sum of spit bombs sold in North and South.
Using SUMIFS() with tables
You can write SUMIFS function on either a range of data or on a table. When using with tables, you can simply apply structural references – ie TableName[Column Name] notation to specify the criteria columns. See this example:
SUMIFS Examples
Let’s say you have a table named ACME as pictured above. See these examples to understand how the function works.
- Sales for Blow Torch in West
=SUMIFS(acme[Sales], acme[Product], "Blow Torch", acme[Region], "West")
- Total Sales above 150 in East
=SUMIFS(acme[Sales], acme[Sales],">150",acme[Region],"East")
- Sales of North for all excluding Pod Gun
=SUMIFS(acme[Sales], acme[Region],"North",acme[Product],"<>Pod Gun")
- Sales of all products that contain letter B
=SUMIFS(acme[Sales], acme[Product], "*B*")
Using SUMIFS() with Date & time values
When you have a column of dates, you can apply special operators like >, <, =, <> to specify a date range.
For example, to count total sales between March 2018 and May 2018, we can use
=SUMIFS(acme[Sales], acme[Sales Date],">=1-Mar-2018", acme[Sales Date], "<=31-May-2018")
You can either type the date in the formula or bring it from a cell. If you have two cells containing start and end date for your window of dates, you can use this formula.
=SUMIFS(acme[Sales], acme[Sales Date],">=" & start_date_cell, acme[Sales Date], "<=" & end_date_cell)
Replace start_date_cell and end_date_cell with actual cell references or names.
Bonus:
Just like SUMIFS, there is COUNTIFS and AVERAGEIFS too in Excel. Once you know SUMIFS(), you can use all these other functions with ease.
SUMIFS Examples – Sample Workbook
If you want to learn more about SUMIFS function and practice the formula, download Free SUMIFS Example workbook. Play with the formulas to learn more.
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Additional resources on SUMIFS formula
Please refer to these other web pages as well to learn many uses of SUMIFS.
- SUMIFS and many uses [exceljet]
- SUMIFS syntax, examples and best practice [Microsoft documentation]
- How to use SUMIFS function [techonthenet]
21 Responses to “How to Filter Odd or Even Rows only? [Quick Tips]”
Infact, instead of using =ISEVEN(B3), how about to use =ISEVEN(ROW())
So it takes away any chance of wrong referencing.
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I like it.
Just a heads up, you do need to have the Analysis ToolPak add-in activated to use the ISEVEN / ISODD functions. An alternative to ISEVEN would be:
=MOD(ROW(),2)=0
rather than use a formula, couldn't you enter "true" in first cell and "false" in the second and drag it down and than filter on true or false.
Just for clarification, is Ashish looking to filter by even or odd Characters or rows?
so many functions to learn!
Nice support by chandoo and team as a helpdesk. Give us more to learn and make us awesome. Always be helpful.......
In case you want to delete instead of filter,
IF your data is in Sheet1 column A
Put this in Sheet2 column A and drag down
=OFFSET(Sheet1!A$1,(ROWS($1:1)-1)*2,,)
(This is to delete even rows)
To delete odd rows :
=OFFSET(Sheet1!A$2,(ROWS($1:1)-1)*2,,)
If your numbered cells did not correspond to rows, the answer would be even simpler:
=MOD([cell address],2), then filter by 0 to see evens or 1 to see odds.
I sometimes do this using an even simpler method. I add a new column called "Sign" and put the value of 1 in the first row, say cell C2 if C1 contains the header. Then in C3 I put the formula =-1 * C2, which I copy and paste into the rest of the rows (so C4 has =-1 * C3 and so forth). Now I can just apply a filter and pick either +1 or -1 to see half the rows.
Another way, which works if I want three possibilities: in C2 I put the value 1, in C3 I put the value 2, in C4 I put the value 3, then in C5 I put the formula =C2 then I copy C5 and paste into all the remaining rows (so C6 gets =C3, C7 gets =C4, etc.). Now I can apply a filter and pick the value 1, 2, or 3 to see a third of the rows.
Extending this approach to more than 3 cases is left as an exercise for the reader.
Another way =MOD(ROW();2). In this case, must to choose betwen 1 and 0.
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Thanks for the tip, it worked like magic, saved having to delete row by row in my database.
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Hi Chandoo- First of all thanks for the trick. It helped me a lot. Here I have one more challenge. Having filtered the data based on odd. I want to paste data in another sheet adjacent to it. How can I do that?
For Example-
A 1 odd
B 3 odd
C 4 even
D 6 even
I have fileted the above data for odd and want to copy the "This is odd number" text in adjacent/next sheet here. How can I do that. After doing this my data should look like this
A 1 odd This is odd number
B 3 odd This is odd number
C 4 even
D 6 even
Hi! Could you please help me find a formula to filter by language?
Thank you!
Chandoo SIR,
I HAVE A DATA IN EXCEL ROWS LIKE BELOW IS THERE ANY FORMULA OR A WAY WHERE I CAN INSTRUCT I CAN MAKE CHANGES , MEANS I WANT TO WRITE ONLY , THE FIG IS FRESH, BUT IN BELOW ROW IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY TAKE THE SOME WORDS FROM FIGS AND MAKE IN PLURAL FORM , WHILE USING '' ARE'' LIKE BELOW
The fig is fresh - row 1
Figs are fresh - row 2
The Pomegranate is red - row 3
Pomegranates are red - row 4
=IF(EVEN(A1)=A1,"EVEN - do something","ODD - do something else") with iferron (for blank Cell)