that helped. thnx so much for ur help


On Apr 4, 2:04*pm, "Sandy Mann" wrote:
Try:

=SUM(LEN(A1:E1))-SUM(LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1:E1,3,"")))

which is an array formula to be entered with Ctrl + Shift + Enter not just
enter.

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ok here is what the excel file should look like

3 *3 *33 *3 *333 *= should equal to 8 3's no matter if there is three
3's in a single cell

hope that helps

On Apr 4, 12:46 pm, Michael wrote:



Write a sample of what the cells have and what do you expect to obtain.
Your questions should be consise but not always so short.
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