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Default Can I Use a Count Function for Text?

I think you need this:

=SUMPRODUCT((A2:A20="reason")*(D2:D20<""))

The second term means cells in D2:D20 are not blank.

Your second question can be achieved like this:

=SUMPRODUCT((A2:A20="reason")*(B2:B200)*(B2:B20<1 4))

Hope this helps.

Pete

On Jun 29, 1:41*pm, O2 andy <O2 wrote:
Hi all,

I'm looking to do something along the same lines but using text and numbers.
*The formula below is what i've come up with

=SUMPRODUCT((A2:A20="reason")*(D2:D20,"<0""))

I get a value of 0 or an error returning. *I'm also looking to do a range
for the numbers too, so B2 to B20 for numbers greater than 0 but less than 14
and equal to reason.

Hope you can help.

Many thanks

Andy



"Bob Phillips" wrote:
=SUMPRODUCT((A2:A20={"A","B","C","D"})*(B2:B20="ps ychiatrist"))


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Bob


"Nick Brunetti" wrote in message
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I am trying to count a cell if criteria from two separate columns are met.


For example, my first column has the letters A, B, C, D or no letters at
all. *The second column has different descriptive words (i.e. internal
medicine, psychiatrist, etc). *I would like a cell to be counted if a cell
in
the first column contains an A or B or C or D AND a cell in the second
colum
contains the word "psychiatrist".


What is the best function/formula to use for this problem?


"Bob Phillips" wrote:


=COUNTIF(A1:A100,"*@*")


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Bob


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"Joan NYC" wrote in message
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Aha... Sumproduct is not a function I ever tried


I have a column of text. *Some cells contain the character "@" with a
space
preceding the rest of text in the cell. *I realize the @ could be
considered
an operator so it is preceded with an apostrophe to designate text.. *I
want
to sum the cells that have the "@"


Thanks


"David Biddulph" wrote:


You'll need to be a bit clearer as to what you're trying to do. *If
COUNTIF
or SUMIF doesn't do the job, you may want to try SUMPRODUCT.
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David Biddulph


"Joan NYC" wrote in message
...
I have been trying to calculate a column of Text in order to sum
contents
by
certain criteria


I have tried Count, CoutA and CountIF and cannot be able to get
anything
to
work.


Am I barking up the wrong tree? :) *Can this be done?


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