How do I count nonblank text cells in Excel
I am trying to count text information in a column. Using =CountA (H1:H500),
the figure comes out much too high. |
How do I count nonblank text cells in Excel
Then the cells likely aren't really blank. With that formula in place, try
selecting a couple of the "blank" cells and hitting Edit--Clear--All. Save the file and hit F9. ************ Hope it helps! Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com "gerns" wrote in message ... I am trying to count text information in a column. Using =CountA (H1:H500), the figure comes out much too high. |
How do I count nonblank text cells in Excel
You say that you wish to count "text" information in a column, yet you are
using COUNTA() ! That function counts *everything* ... numbers, text, logicals, errors, and zero length strings ( "" ). If you're really looking to count *only* text, try this: =COUNTIF(H1:H500,"*?") -- HTH, RD ============================================== Please keep all correspondence within the Group, so all may benefit! ============================================== "gerns" wrote in message ... I am trying to count text information in a column. Using =CountA (H1:H500), the figure comes out much too high. |
How do I count nonblank text cells in Excel
Thanks a lot, RagDyer -- that did the trick for me!!
"RagDyer" wrote: You say that you wish to count "text" information in a column, yet you are using COUNTA() ! That function counts *everything* ... numbers, text, logicals, errors, and zero length strings ( "" ). If you're really looking to count *only* text, try this: =COUNTIF(H1:H500,"*?") -- HTH, RD ============================================== Please keep all correspondence within the Group, so all may benefit! ============================================== "gerns" wrote in message ... I am trying to count text information in a column. Using =CountA (H1:H500), the figure comes out much too high. |
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