Do you want the formula inserted

Activecell.Formula = "=COUNTIF(A1,A20,""some value"")"

or get the result

Msgbox Application.Countif(Range("A1:A20"),"some value")

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HTH

Bob Phillips

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"Melissa" wrote in message
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I am recording a macro in Excel 2003 (do not know or use VBA Editor) that
involves many different tasks in the worksheet. When I run the macro, it
runs everything except the CountIF function I recorded. I am using the
function to capture the number of times certain text appears in a column.
Any assistance on getting the macro to record the function?

Thanks.