Add numbers that are part of a string in cells

[cyberdimitri]

Hi All,

I'm trying to add the numbers that are part of a string in a row of a table.

So, for the table below, I want some formulas in the cells A4:A9 that add all the numbers in the cells of row 1 that start with the same letter.

Please note that I need the cells that start with "AS" to be distinguished from the cells that start with "A".

 

[alansidman]

Power Query is a free AddIn for Excel 2010 and 2013, and is built-in functionality from Excel 2016 onwards (where it is referred to as "Get & Transform Data").

It is a powerful yet simple way of getting, changing and using data from a broad variety of sources, creating steps which may be easily repeated and refreshed. I strongly recommend learning how to use Power Query - it's among the most powerful functionalities of Excel.

- Follow this link to learn how to install Power Query in Excel 2010 / 2013.

- Follow this link for an introduction to Power Query functionality.

- Follow this link for a video which demonstrates how to use Power Query code provided.

 

[cyberdimitri]

Thanks Alan, I guess just wishing I knew Excel better won't make it so. I'll check Power Query out!