=SUMPRODUCT((B2:B6={"x","n"})*(A2:A6="a"))

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"Lotta" wrote in message
...
Hi,
After several hours of trials and no success I urgently need help.

I have the following table:

col1 Jan Feb march .............
a n x x
b x x
a x x n
d x x y
b y n n
.
.

I want to do the following list:

A1 = The number of all x and n in column Jan matching col1 = a (i.e.
2)
A2 = The number of all x and n in column Jan matching col1 = b (i.e.
1)

I cannot get COUNTIF or SUMPRODUCT to work.

BR /lotta