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Excel formula for Beginners – How to Sum if begins with in Excel
Generic formula
=SUMIF(range,"text*",sum_range)
Explanation
To sum cells if other cells begin with a specific value, you can use the SUMIF function. In the example shown, the formula in G6 is:
=SUMIF(C5:C11,"t-shirt*",D5:D11)
This formula sums the amounts in column D when a value in column C begins with “t-shirt”.
Note the SUMIF function is not case-sensitive.
How the formula works
The SUMIF function supports wildcards. An asterisk (*) means “one or more characters”, while a question mark (?) means “any one character”.
These wildcards allow you to create criteria such as “begins with”, “ends with”, “contains 3 characters” and so on.
To match all items that begin with “T-shirt”, the criteria is “t-shirt*”. Note that you must enclose literal text and the wildcard in double quotes (“”).
Alternative with SUMIFS
You can also use the SUMIFS function to sum if cells begin with. SUMIFS can handle multiple criteria, and the order of the arguments is different from SUMIF. The equivalent SUMIFS formula is:
=SUMIFS(D5:D11,C5:C11,"t-shirt*")
Notice that the sum range always comes first in the SUMIFS function.
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