Hi, This is URGENT.

Problem: In MS Excel, Column A contains values from A to Z and Column
contains value from 1 to 5. Now, I need to count the records that hav
"A" has value in Column A and "3" in Column B. I had tried with COUNTI
function but it works only for one criteria, i.e. it can be used if
want to count the records with value "A" in Column A or the record
with "5 in Column B. Is there any function that can be used for thi
purpose.
Pls treat this very urgent

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preety wrote:

Problem: In MS Excel, Column A contains values from A to Z and Column B
contains value from 1 to 5. Now, I need to count the records that have
"A" has value in Column A and "3" in Column B. I had tried with COUNTIF
function but it works only for one criteria, i.e. it can be used if I
want to count the records with value "A" in Column A or the records
with "5 in Column B. Is there any function that can be used for this
purpose.

Have you considered creating a third column with something like "=A1&B1"
as a formula, then using countif ?

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"preety" skrev i en meddelelse
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Hi, This is URGENT.

Problem: In MS Excel, Column A contains values from A to Z and Column B
contains value from 1 to 5. Now, I need to count the records that have
"A" has value in Column A and "3" in Column B. I had tried with COUNTIF
function but it works only for one criteria, i.e. it can be used if I
want to count the records with value "A" in Column A or the records
with "5 in Column B. Is there any function that can be used for this
purpose.
Pls treat this very urgent.


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You need to use an array formula for this. Something like
this should do what you want

=SUM((A1:A100="B")*(B1:B100=3))

If you haven't used array formulae before, you have to
hold CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER to enter it properly. You can
obviously amend the values you search for, or replace them
with a cell reference if you prefer.

Cheers, Pete.

-----Original Message-----

Hi, This is URGENT.

Problem: In MS Excel, Column A contains values from A to
Z and Column B
contains value from 1 to 5. Now, I need to count the
records that have
"A" has value in Column A and "3" in Column B. I had
tried with COUNTIF
function but it works only for one criteria, i.e. it can
be used if I
want to count the records with value "A" in Column A or
the records
with "5 in Column B. Is there any function that can be
used for this
purpose.
Pls treat this very urgent.


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Must be urgent for you to post everywhere.

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SalesAid Software

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Hi, This is URGENT.

Problem: In MS Excel, Column A contains values from A to Z and Column B
contains value from 1 to 5. Now, I need to count the records that have
"A" has value in Column A and "3" in Column B. I had tried with COUNTIF
function but it works only for one criteria, i.e. it can be used if I
want to count the records with value "A" in Column A or the records
with "5 in Column B. Is there any function that can be used for this
purpose.
Pls treat this very urgent.


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