If you're trying to count or add cell values which match some specific criteria, then you could use
the CountIf or SumIf function - refer to in-built help for syntax.
Rgds,
ScottO

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| Is there a formula or function that will allow you to count within a cell?
| For instance, I'm going through a spreadsheet and am wanting to be able to
| count this data while in excell. Is there any way to have the keystrokes
| counted and continue to count? If I press the 1 then the 2 then the 5 have
| the cell sount these and make the value 8?
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