use countif function

=COUNTIF(A1:A5,"A")

=COUNTIF(A1:A5,"B")


On Sep 12, 1:03*pm, Bethrand
wrote:
Somebody help please!

I am using excel 2003 version and working with a sheet that contains letters
'A' and 'B' mixed up in a column. I would like to sum total number of letters
'A' in one cell and 'B' in another cell, both down the same column.
How do I do this, please?