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How do I count the number of times "A" (text) apears in range A1:U5

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Hi!

Try this:

=COUNTIF(A1:U5,"A")

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How do I count the number of times "A" (text) apears in

range A1:U5

Please help
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=COUNTIF(A1:U5,"A")

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How do I count the number of times "A" (text) apears in range A1:U5

Please help
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Thanx Biff & Rowan

"Rowan" wrote:

=COUNTIF(A1:U5,"A")

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"Dr. Sachin Wagh" wrote:

How do I count the number of times "A" (text) apears in range A1:U5

Please help
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If there could be more than one instance per cell, you can use

=SUMPRODUCT((LEN(A1:U5)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1:U5,"A","")))/LEN("A"))

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Hi!

Try this:

=COUNTIF(A1:U5,"A")

Biff

-----Original Message-----
How do I count the number of times "A" (text) apears in

range A1:U5

Please help
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Dr. Sachin Wagh
MBBS, DHA, DPH
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