count number of duplicates between 2 columns
oh, and one more thing, don't count number of matching blank cells
"SteveC" wrote:
Thanks... but hoping for a single formula with no helper columns... thanks...
"Sheeloo" wrote:
Enter this in C1 against apples in A1
=COUNTIF($B$1:$B$6,A1)
and copy down
"SteveC" wrote:
Col A Col B
apples apples
oranges pears
pears bananas
pineapplies coconuts
grapes
raisins
Count the number of times that data in column A matches the data in column B
the formula in this case would return: 2
thanks
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