Modify to suit. Look in the help index for COUNTIF

=COUNTIF(D3:D6,""&D1)
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Don Guillett
Microsoft MVP Excel
SalesAid Software

"Mally" wrote in message
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What formula will work to total the number of dates in column B that are
greater than the date in Cell A1. In the example below the answer will be
2.

e.g.
Cell A1 = 21/4/2008

Cell B1 = 2/1/2007
Cell B2 = 22/4/2008
Cell B3 = 17/8/2008