See http://www.xldynamic.com/source/xld.ColourCounter.html for a working
solution

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HTH

Bob


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"Sean" wrote in message
...
I have the formula below that counts the number of instances of the
value held in A43 that appears in the range D9:AG35, but how could I
also include the qualifier thatonly count the number of these values
that are in Black font? Is this possible?

=COUNTIF($D$9:$AG$35,A43)