Assuming your row is Row 1....

=COUNTIF(1:1,"=x")

Change the two 1's to whatever row number your x's are in.

Rick


"paljowestsub" wrote in message
...
I have a spreadsheet with the letter x in various cells. I want to count
the
number of x's in a particular row of cells. What formula do I use and how
do
I structure the formula?

Thank you!
Joe Palczynski