Kenny, we may need more info if is not what you want, with inventory list in
A1:A25 this will count how many times computer is in the list

=COUNTIF(A1:A25,"computer")
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003

"kenny" wrote in message
...
any help would be greatly appricaited. thank you...