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Mark,

<Sigh "I would really like to drive this nail into that board _without_
using my hammer."

Learn to use your tools effectively - Excel is your tool, and Pivot Tables
are one of the most powerful features of it. Even if you are a new user,
there is no time like the present to start using Pivot Tables.

Bernie

"Mark" wrote in message
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Thanks Bernie. Sorry I should have asked if there is a way of displaying
this
data "without" the use of a pivot table. Thanks anyway.
Mark.

"Bernie Deitrick" wrote:

Mark,

Select your column of numbers - make sure that there is a header - and
then
choose Data / Pivot table and click OK. This will create a new sheet
with
a blank pivot table. Drag the button with the header word onto both the
row
area and the data area, and you will get a table of the count of every
unique item in your column.

HTH,
Bernie
MS Excel MVP


"Mark" wrote in message
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Hi, I am glad I have discovered this post, because I am new to excel
and
on a
steep learning curve due to the requirements of my work.
I have a large one-column list of values which includes duplicate
values.
i
would like to calculate and display the number of times each value
occurrs.
for example.
1
2
4
4
6
The result should display something like 1=1, 2=1, 4=2, 6=1.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks. Mark =)