try

=sumproduct((a2:a22="John")*(c2:c22="cxl")*1)

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Don Guillett
SalesAid Software

"Michael A" wrote in message
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Hello, could someone please help me with a forumula. Im not sure what
function to use to get this to work right.

I need a formula that will count how many entries in column C say "CXL".
But
I only want it to count on the rows that have "John" in column A. Im not
sure
how to do this. Thanks!