Formula to recognize words in a cell & return a value from a different cell

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I have a sheet with data. There are rows labeled direct labor, other costs, etc. Thes are located in column A. Then in column G there is data. Id like a formula to do such ex Find the word direct labor in column A on the sheet, & return the value in column G to a summary sheet. is this possible?
 

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xzcvb33 said:
I have a sheet with data. There are rows labeled direct labor, other costs, etc. Thes are located in column A. Then in column G there is data. Id like a formula to do such ex Find the word direct labor in column A on the sheet, & return the value in column G to a summary sheet. is this possible?
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Yes use the function SUMIF
 
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