help needed with excel shopping list!

DrPips

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Hi, I'm new to this site, as I have a problem I'm hoping somebody can help with. I'll try and describe in as much detail as possible:

I have created an excel sheet for recipes that my wife and I cook regularly, just the ingredients. I have half achieved my aim to make this produce a shopping list for meals we choose for the week. I say half achieved as each item is listed separately even if there are multiple identical items. For example, the shopping list may call for 2 chicken breasts for Mondays meal, and 2 chicken breasts for Thursdays meal, but what I really want is for it to create a more streamlined list which would just have 4 chicken breasts.

I realise that this is an unsual request, but if anybody can help me out I'd appreciate it. If it would be useful to attach my work in progress, I will do.

Many Thanks,

Dom
 

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Hi and welcome to the board!!
If would be very helpful to know how your data is arranged and how you are arriving at your current list. Can you post an example of your sheet and the formulas you have?

lenze
 
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Is there anyway I can attach the spreadsheet to the forum post?
Not on this forum. Some others do allow attachments. You can, however upload to a host (ex www.boxnet.com ) or use the Htmlmaker (bottom of the index page) or something like Excel Jeannie to post a sample shot of your sheet.

lenze
 
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