Hi,

Two solutions come to mind:

1. Use a pivot table
2. Use a formula like
=SUMPRODUCT(--(YEAR(A1:A650)=1975)
or
=SUMPRODUCT(--(YEAR(A1:A650)=B1)
where B1 contains 1975

If this helps, please click the Yes button

Cheers,
Shane Devenshire

"Rob" wrote in message
...
it doesn't seem like it should be all that difficult. I have a column
with
several (650+) dates going back to 1975. I'd now like a table that tells
me
how many entries I have per year. How would I go about doing that?

Similarly, I have category columns where a particular instance fit into
that
category, I entered an "X". How would I now go about figuring out how
many
of each category occured each year?

Thank you in advance. You are all lifesavers!