Countif or Sumif?

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Ms. Nikki - Dec 1, 2008 at 01:39 PM
sheryljohnson Posts 5 Registration date Saturday November 1, 2008 Status Member Last seen December 15, 2008 - Dec 3, 2008 at 02:14 AM
Hello,

I am trying to create a formula that will give me the summation or total, only if that total is greater than a particular cell. Can anyone please help me with this?

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sheryljohnson Posts 5 Registration date Saturday November 1, 2008 Status Member Last seen December 15, 2008 4
Dec 3, 2008 at 02:14 AM
Well, don't use not sumif nor countif.
Just use a simple if.

Your function should look something like that:
=if(sum(A1:A10)>E5,sum(A1:A10),"")

A simple translation of the above function would be:
If the sum of range A1:A10 is greater than cell E5, then write this sum, else leave it blank.

You can find here similar examples of using such if function:
http://www.microsoft-office-excel.com/if-statement.html

Note:
The Counif function is used to COUNT cells, it has nothing to do with totals or summing values.
The Sumif does sum up cells, but only WITHIN a range, cells that meet some criteria within a range.
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