Because you are asking it to sum for the text "F37"
no need for the equal sign when all you want is equal to
=SUMIF(A2:A34,F37,E2:E34)
if you want greater than you would need
=SUMIF(A2:A34,">"&F37,E2:E34)
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Peo Sjoblom
Excel 95 - Excel 2007
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