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How to vlookup across multiple sheets and sum results in Excel?

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Supposing, I have four worksheets which have the same formatting, and now, I want to find the TV set in the Product column of each sheet, and get the total number of order across those sheets as following screenshot shown. How could I solve this problem with an easy and quick method in Excel?

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Vlookup across multiple worksheets and sum results with formula

Vlookup across multiple worksheets and sum results with Kutools for Excel


Vlookup across multiple worksheets and sum results with formula

To find the specific data and sum the corresponding value, please do with the following steps:

1. First, please list all of the sheet names that you want to sum, and then create a range name for them, see screenshot:

create a range name for the sheet names

2. And then enter this formula:

=SUMPRODUCT(SUMIF(INDIRECT("'"&ShtList&"'!B2:B9"),$F$2,INDIRECT("'"&ShtList&"'!C2:C9"))) into a blank cell where you want to locate the calculation result, then press Enter key, you will get the total order of the specific data across multiple sheets, see screenshot:

apply a formula to get the sum result

Note: In the above formula, ShtList is the range name that you created for the sheet names in step 1, B2:B9 is the list cells contains the product that you want to find in each sheet, F2 is the criteria based on, C2:C9 has the cells of each sheet that you want to sum.


Vlookup across multiple worksheets and sum results with Kutools for Excel

May be the above formula is somewhat difficult for you to understand, here, you can apply a useful tool- Kutools for Excel, with its Combine utility, you can quickly solve this job without any formula.

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After installing Kutools for Excel, please do as follows:

1. Click Kutools Plus > Combine, see screenshot:

click Combine feature of kutools

2. In the Combine Worksheets wizard, select Consolidate and calculate values across multiple workbooks into one worksheet option, see screenshot:

select Consolidate and calculate values across multiple workbooks into one worksheet option

3. Then click Next button, the active workbook and worksheets are listed into the dialog box, choose the same cell ranges for each worksheet which you want to sum the correaponding values, see screenshot:

choose the same cell ranges for each worksheet

4. Go on clicking Next button, in the step3, please choose the Sum option from the Function drop down list, and then check Top row and Left column from the Use labels in section, you can check Create links to source data as you need. See screenshot:

set options in the dialog box

5. And then click Finish button, in the poped out window, specify a file name and location for the combined sheet, see screenshot:

specify a file name and location for the combined sheet

6. Then click Save button, all the corresponding values across multiple worksheets have been summed up, see screenshot:

all the corresponding values across multiple worksheets have been summed up

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