Have you ever thought of the humble SUM function as a secret weapon for advanced analytics? Most Excel users see it as a basic tool for adding numbers, but what if I told you it could do so much more?

We have created sample data containing sales of 6 different companies in four consecutive months (from January to April). The Total Sales sheet represents the total number of sales in all four months ...

Q. I read the June 2020 JofA article on SUMIF. I have tried to use it in my Excel spreadsheet, but it won’t work since I have multiple criteria. Is there a way to get SUMIF to work if you have more ...

Have you ever stared at a colorful Excel spreadsheet, wondering how to quickly calculate totals or counts based on cell colors? It’s a common frustration for anyone managing large datasets. While ...

In this video, you'll learn three methods to SUM and COUNT cells in Excel based on cell color, as Excel does not have a built-in way to sum by cell color. - **Method 1:** Use the SUBTOTAL function ...

Q. Our company provides financial reporting audits and IT audits. The client invoices provide an itemized list of time spent on each type of audit, by auditor and date. Is there an easy way to provide ...

Excel’s SUM, DATE, WEEKDAY, IF, Nested IF, and IF/OR functions came to mind as I was watching a 1969 film called If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium, about American tourists on a whirlwind tour of ...