Hi Jayender,

Try:

=COUNTIF(C:C,"m*")


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Regards,
Norman



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Hey then dude,
got one doubt
say i need to calculate number of "m" present in the column.. its like
this

max, matter, mass, apple, orange...

and from this i need to count number of words starting with letter
"m".
how to do it?

waiting for ur responce.


thanks,
jay


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