hi anne,
by using filters u could do this.You can find the filter option in
DataFilterAuto Filter. By clicking this you could find dropdowns come in
the first row.There u cold go for custom where u could give two dates and
thus could filter the range of datas to clear the filter click on the
dropdown and give all values.

Regards
Arun

"MDI Anne" wrote:

I have 2 columns of data: one is name, the other is dates.

BOB 5/1/2007
STEVE 4/19/2007
JOHN 3/22/2007
MARY 7/21/2006
KATHY 5/4/2007
BOB 10/7/2006
STEVE 5/22/2007
MARY 5/14/2007
MARY 3/7/2007
MARY 5/30/2007
KATHY 1/5/2007
JOHN 5/15/2007
BOB 5/25/2007
STEVE 5/13/2007
BOB 5/1/2007
STEVE 4/19/2007
JOHN 3/22/2007
MARY 7/21/2006
KATHY 5/4/2007
BOB 10/7/2006
STEVE 5/22/2007
MARY 5/14/2007
MARY 5/30/2007
KATHY 1/5/2007
JOHN 5/15/2007
BOB 5/25/2007
STEVE 5/13/2007


I'd like to know how many times each name shows up in the month of May (or
whatever month I'm looking for). So, if I need a "findbetween" or some other
formula, I would love some help.

Thanks all, in advance!