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Submitted by Benjamin Melançon on April 14, 2009 - 7:39pm
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It's April 14, and that means it's time for Ben to start doing his taxes.

Working on a spreadsheet to put in major expenses for

This did not work for reasons unknown.

=SUMIF(D2:D6; 'Household'; C2:C6)

This says it should:
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/How_Tos/Calc:_SUMIF_function

But the more advanced option did work, and then we made it more advanced with looking at the next column, to see what it should look for in the next column over in the other place. Really. Trust me.

=SUMPRODUCT(D2:D5=H2; C2:C5)

Resolution

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