Wildcards

Excel functions like SUMIF and SUMIFS support thewildcardcharacters “?”

The table below shows some examples.

The tilde causes Excel to handle the next characterliterally.

Excel formula: Sum if cells contain specific text

For more details about using other operators in the SUMIFS function,see this page.

To read more about how this part of the formula works,see this example.

Criteria can be applied to dates, numbers, and text.

Excel formula: Sum if begins with

When the text is not found, FIND returns a #VALUE error.

The output from FILTER is dynamic.

If source data or criteria change, FILTER will return a new set of results.

Excel formula: Sum if not blank

Excel formula: Sum if cells are equal to

Excel formula: Sum if cells are not equal to

Excel formula: Sum if x or y

Excel SUMIF function

Excel SUMIFS function

Excel FIND function

Excel FILTER function

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