What I'm trying to do is calculate some expenses and get a variety of totals. An array formula is doing great with the type of thing the money is spent on, but I can't figure out how to get Excel to also total it by month. I have a column for "Order Date" and it has the specific date e.g. 2/12/2007, but I can't get an array to give me a value for, say, all the orders in February.
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Miracleman - Dec 06, 2007 5:38:06 am PST #3691 of 25497
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Jon B. - Dec 06, 2007 5:40:38 am PST #3692 of 25497
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You could create a column for month (use the MONTH function) and then create a pivot table that sorts by month.
Miracleman - Dec 06, 2007 5:43:14 am PST #3693 of 25497
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I don't want a table. I just want it to go through the list and say "Oh, that cell has 2/whatever day/2007. That means it is in February. I will go to column F, where the amount for that order is, and include that in my calculation. Then, in the specified cell, I will total all the cells that say 2/some day/2007".
tommyrot - Dec 06, 2007 5:43:44 am PST #3694 of 25497
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I'd add an extra column for the month, and use the MONTH function on the order date. This will give you a number from 1-12. Then have Excel do subtotals based on the month.
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Miracleman - Dec 06, 2007 5:57:44 am PST #3695 of 25497
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Awright. I did the MONTH thing, and it worked. Thanks.
It just seems like you should be able to tell the damn thing "Look, the date is 2/something/2007. Just look for all the 2/somethings and give me the February total without me having to add a whole other column."
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tommyrot - Dec 06, 2007 6:16:47 am PST #3696 of 25497
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
This is the sort of thing that's probably a lot easier to do in a database program such as Access. OTOH there are a lot of people out there with good Excel skills who don't know Access....
Jon B. - Dec 06, 2007 6:29:10 am PST #3697 of 25497
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Is it just one year that you're working with, MM? If so, you can use autofilter, and set the date column to only show rows greater than 1/31/2007 and less than 3/1/2007, and then subtotal.
le nubian - Dec 06, 2007 7:11:50 am PST #3698 of 25497
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MM, you could do IF THEN commands, but it is often easier and quicker to just add another column.
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