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CatherineMadden
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Dec 29, 2023
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Sum Formulas

Hello,    I have a simple spreadsheet that I want to use the SUM function. However, the cells I want to SUM have an IF formula in them already. When I use the SUM function, it returns zero. So how ...
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    Riny_van_Eekelen
    Dec 29, 2023

    CatherineMadden Your IF formulas return texts rather than numbers. That's why SUM returns zero. Remove all the quotation marks surrounding the ones and zeroes and the SUM function will work.

     

    Having said that, I would recommend you to do away with those nested IF formulas all-together. The attached file contains an alternative method to achieve your goal. 

     

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