Ryan,

=COUNTIF(B7:X11, "V") + COUNTIF(B15:X19,"V").....

HTH,
Bernie
MS Excel MVP

"ryanjh79" wrote in message
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why won't this function work with multiple ranges?

=COUNTIF(B7:X11,B15:X19,B23:X27,B31:X35, "V")

I need to check info in different places on the worksheet

Thanks,

Brandon