The SUMIF function's advantage is that you don't have to write in the two formulas manually as you can get the same output with just one formula, saving you time, hassle, and potential errors. If you’d like to learn more aboutsumming in Google Sheets, check out the link for a comp...
1. The data for each month contains multiple entries for some builders, so I can't simply sum it. 2. You can’t use the SUMIFS function across multiple sheets…well not on its own. Solution 1: The slow option If you’ve got oodles of time and a super computer you could add one ...
The -- in front of the LEFT function is a trick we need to play on Excel to force it to treat the result from the LEFT function as a number rather than a text value. It does this by turning it into a negative number then back again (that's what the -- does). The only way ...