I keep track of family totals for fundraising at a school, I want a family name and totals for each fundraiser and then at the end of the year I would like an alphabetized list. Can I do this in numbers?

Question

in numbers, how would I make a line for each family (100+)  a column for each fundraiser. and at mid year, and year end be able to print an alphabetical listing?
example:     entertainment books          Chip Shoppe       Yankee Candle
Smith          $350                                   $245                    $100
Total at the end of the line, but I could live without.  I am just trying to lose the paperwork, and have it in the ipad for when parents approach me at meetings.
Help!

Answer 1

HI m,
Using Numbers '09 (the Mac version), I'd use a table with one header row and two header columns.
Family     Total     Ent.Books     Chip S.     Y. Candle
Smith, J      $695        350            245             100
Jones, T      $765        250            445               70
An ascending sort on column A will put the families in alphabetical order (and carry the rest of the row along with them).
The formula =SUM(2) in B2, and filled down from there, keeps the total for each family right beside the family name.
You could add a Footer row at the bottom to keep totals for each column. Formula for column B: =SUM(B)
I would leave the currency signs ($) off the amounts—they just clutter up the table.
This assumes that the features listed are all supported on Numbers for iOS, the version running on your iPad.
Regards,
Barry