I can only get that statement to work if I already know the text I'm looking
for. Col A will change constantly and is user defined.

"Bernard Liengme" wrote:

Have a look in Help at COUNTIF then come back if you need more.
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"JN" wrote in message
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I have a column with text and blank cells. I need a formula that will not
only retrieve the names of the unique text values but also give me a count
how many times they appeared. Example:

Col A
[blank]
Apples
Pears
[blank]
Apples
Oranges

Apples 2
Pears 1
Oranges 1

It could be in 2 different columns...

Thanks in advance!