this seems to work for me, thanks

=SUM(IF(EXACT(TRIM(P$3:P$33), "M"),G$3:G$33,0))

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Gary


"Vergel Adriano" wrote in message
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maybe an array formula?


=SUM(IF(EXACT(TRIM(P$3:P$33), "M"), 1, 0))


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Hope that helps.

Vergel Adriano


"Gary Keramidas" wrote:

seems to work. only other alternative is to use a selection change event to
fix
the entries.

thanks.

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Gary


"Don Guillett" wrote in message
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try
=COUNTIF(P$3:P$33,"*M*")
you may? not get desired results

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Don Guillett
Microsoft MVP Excel
SalesAid Software

"Gary Keramidas" <GKeramidasATmsn.com wrote in message
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just wondering if there is a way to use these with the trim function.

=COUNTIF(P$3:P$33,"M")

so that it would work if the range contains a space or spaces along with
the
letter M.
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Gary