for instance i am managing attendance, and p represents a present can i have
xcel count number of P's or A's that is absences etc. automatically like the
"sum" function?

COUNTIF(A1:A100,"P")

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for instance i am managing attendance, and p represents a present can i
have
xcel count number of P's or A's that is absences etc. automatically like
the
"sum" function?