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Formula to sum text and return number
I have a column A that has the words "denture" and "partial" and blank cells.
I need a formula that will sum up the number of times "denture" appears in column A. Can anyone help? |
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Formula to sum text and return number
Actually you need to COUNT how many times a word occurs.
SUM is a mathematical process =COUNTIF(A:A,"denture") best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme remove caps from email "INTERN" wrote in message ... I have a column A that has the words "denture" and "partial" and blank cells. I need a formula that will sum up the number of times "denture" appears in column A. Can anyone help? |
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Formula to sum text and return number
=COUNTIF(A:A,"denture")
Regards, Paul -- "INTERN" wrote in message ... I have a column A that has the words "denture" and "partial" and blank cells. I need a formula that will sum up the number of times "denture" appears in column A. Can anyone help? |
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