I used your formula and adjusted the it with my ranges
and I'm getting the error #VALUE! Any suggestions?
Would it be easier to say that the range is J3:P57
instead of using the individual columns?
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Hi
one way:
=SUMPRODUCT(--((J1:J100="reject")+(M1:M100="reject")+
(P1:P100="reject)
0))

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Frank Kabel
Frankfurt, Germany

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I have a log that keeps track of rejects.
In one row the word "Reject" can appear in 3 columns
(Column J, M or P)of any combination.
Example: Row 5 can have "reject" in column P.
Row 6 can have "reject" in column J or M.
Row 7 can have "reject" in column J, M & P.
If "reject" appears in any one of these columns, I want
to return the value of 1. So, at the bottom of the
report, I want to count each time the word "reject"
appears in that row. Even though it appears once,
twice
or three times, I want it counted once.

Any suggestions?
Thank you and Happy Holidays

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