This is a new function in the Microsoft Excel function arsenal, it is SUMIF with an edge.

1. Excel SUMIFS Function

6. SUMIFS examples This is the range which will contain the numbers which you want the sum for This is the range which contains the range of cells in which you want to check the criteria1 This is the criteria which you want to search into the criteria_range1, this parameter may be enclosed in “ inverted commas or may be a cell reference This is the range which will contain the range of cell in which you want to check the criteria 2, this is similar to criteria_range1 with one exception that it will look for criteria2 This is the criteria 2 which you want to search into the criteria_range2 this parameter may be enclosed in “ inverted commas or may be a cell reference

8. SUMIFS examples You can see that this criteria_1 refers to a cell reference G5 which contains the criteria. Advantage of using cell reference is that you can directly change the criteria in the cell. This field is also used as reference criteria_2