You may use the formula COUNTA directly, that counts non blank cells in a
range:
=COUNTA(A1:A20)

Hope this helps,
Miguel.

"Xhawk57" wrote:

I am looking for a formula that sums the number of cells in a range that I
choose that are not blank (contain some text or date), for example assigning
a value of 1 to each cell containing a name and then giving me the number of
cells in that range that contains a name (also assume that every nonblank
cell contains a name). I am looking to do this with a range (A1:A20) so that
I can insert cells into that range and still have the formula calculate. Can
someone please help?