Excel database function

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rosie36

I am doing a mock exam and am trying to do a database function which counts
the number of orders but excludes one of the products. But I just cannot
work out how to show this in the criteria. I'm doing my advance ECDL exam in
10 days and really need to know how to do this in case it crops up!
 
J

John

When I preform a column Summation Function the result is not accurate. What
am I not doing that causes an inaccurate result of this very basic function?
 
G

Gord Dibben

How much is "not accurate"?

A penny or two or a great lump?

Show us a sample of your data and the summation formula in use.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
 
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Debra Dalgleish

In the criteria range, enter the heading from the product column
In the cell below, use the product name that you want to exclude, e.g.:

Product
<>Pencil
 
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rosie36

Debra Dalgleish said:
In the criteria range, enter the heading from the product column
In the cell below, use the product name that you want to exclude, e.g.:

Product
<>Pencil
Click to expand...

Thank you D
ebra. But what I need to do is to exclude one product from the total and if
I enter the items name in the criteria area this just counts the number of
sales for that product. Have you got any more suggesions as I realise you
know what I am trying to do!
 
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rosie36

Debra Dalgleish said:
In the criteria range, enter the heading from the product column
In the cell below, use the product name that you want to exclude, e.g.:

Product
<>Pencil



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Debra Dalgleish
Contextures
http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html

Thank you Debra but if I put the item name in the product area in the criteria selection it just counts the number of that product - I need to exclude the product from the total.
Click to expand...

Rosie36
 
D

Debra Dalgleish

The criteria that I showed you, with the <> in front of the product name:

Product
<>Pencil

will exclude one product. Did you try it?
 
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