Indeed the maximum number of nested functions is 7.
I found it hard to understand your formula. Please explain what you're
trying to achieve so maybe we can help.

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Niek Otten

Microsoft MVP - Excel

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> here's what I got
>
> and I know, its rediculous.....
>
> =IF($AM$3="Final",
>
> SUM(H10:J10,L10:N10,P10:R10,T10:V10,X10:Z10,AB10:AD10,AF10:AH10,AJ10:AL10,AN10:AP10),
> IF($AI$3="Final",
>
> SUM(H10:J10,L10:N10,P10:R10,T10:V10,X10:Z10,AB10:AD10,AF10:AH10,AJ10:AL10),
> IF($AE$3="Final",
> SUM(H10:J10,L10:N10,P10:R10,T10:V10,X10:Z10,AB10:AD10,AF10:AH10),
> IF($AA$3="Final",
> SUM(H10:J10,L10:N10,P10:R10,T10:V10,X10:Z10,AB10:AD10),
> IF($W$3="Final",
> SUM(H10:J10,L10:N10,P10:R10,T10:V10,X10:Z10),
> IF($S$3="Final",
> SUM(H10:J10,L10:N10,P10:R10,T10:V10),
> IF($O$3="Final",
> SUM(H10:J10,L10:N10,P10:R10),
> IF($K$3="Final",
> SUM(H10:J10,L10:N10),
> IF($G$3="Final",
> SUM(H10:J10),"")))))))))
>
> I tried to make it as readable as possible.
>
> I get an error at the eighth IF statement....but it looked fine to me
> so I decided to slowly add all the IF's starting from the end and
> working my back to the beginning....after 7 IF statements it give me an
> error on the eighth IF.
>
> I could only guess that excel can only handle 7 IF's???? But that
> doesn't seem right.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
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