Thank you all so much - that is perfect - just what I needed. I am over the
moon!


"ruthie_toothy" wrote:

Hi

I have an area B3:AF78 and I need to know how many times the word "Ruth"
appears within this range. Each cell only contains one name. I will need
this formula for a number of names within the range. I tried this formula
but it didnt work and I think I may be using the wrong formula completely.
Can anyone help at all.

=IF(B3:AF78="Ruth",1,0)

Many thanks
Ruth