*BUT* ... his newest request above matches your suggestion.
You're into mind-reading now also ? ? ?<bg>
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RD
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Dave,
You're Backwards to the OP's request:
=sumif(B1:Z1,"some qualifier",A1:Y1)
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Regards,
RD
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Please keep all correspondence within the Group, so all may benefit !
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Maybe...
=sumif(a1:y1,"some qualifier",b1:z1)