I have an ongoing list that is keeping track of certain items. What I
would like is to have a cell that would tell me how many (count
function) "whatever" there are currently in the list. So there are 8
at the most different items that will show on the list that will
continue to grow indefeinately and I just want an ongoing and update
number of these items.

I tried using the count function but found that I could only do it with
numbers and not conditionally with words.

I hope this makes sense. Thanks for you help!


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Have you tried COUNTA?

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"wilkinjd " wrote in message
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I have an ongoing list that is keeping track of certain items. What I
would like is to have a cell that would tell me how many (count
function) "whatever" there are currently in the list. So there are 8
at the most different items that will show on the list that will
continue to grow indefeinately and I just want an ongoing and update
number of these items.

I tried using the count function but found that I could only do it with
numbers and not conditionally with words.

I hope this makes sense. Thanks for you help!


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