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Formula NOT working
I am Not new to Excel. The simple Counta formula has just Quit working. It
counts all the cells. Is this a new problem or does anyone know what I am suppose to do? |
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Are you sure there are no blank strings or spaces in the cells?
-- Vasant "buddyorliz" wrote in message ... I am Not new to Excel. The simple Counta formula has just Quit working. It counts all the cells. Is this a new problem or does anyone know what I am suppose to do? |
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sounds like none of the cells are empty. Perhaps they have zero length
strings or something similar. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "buddyorliz" wrote in message ... I am Not new to Excel. The simple Counta formula has just Quit working. It counts all the cells. Is this a new problem or does anyone know what I am suppose to do? |
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WOW, why when I take the information out there is still something there?
I hightlighted all the cells and clicked clear contents and YEP it works now. I don't suppose you know what in the world was in those cells that I could not see? Thanks, Wish I had asked you 5 hours ago.... "Vasant Nanavati" wrote: Are you sure there are no blank strings or spaces in the cells? -- Vasant "buddyorliz" wrote in message ... I am Not new to Excel. The simple Counta formula has just Quit working. It counts all the cells. Is this a new problem or does anyone know what I am suppose to do? |
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Well, I thought they were empty, no formulas, no data...
I don't know what a zero length is, or how I got stings Can you tell me how I would Know they were not empty? Thanks for you help. "Tom Ogilvy" wrote: sounds like none of the cells are empty. Perhaps they have zero length strings or something similar. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "buddyorliz" wrote in message ... I am Not new to Excel. The simple Counta formula has just Quit working. It counts all the cells. Is this a new problem or does anyone know what I am suppose to do? |
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One way is if you have a formula like
=If(True,"","") then copy this cell and do paste special = values on itself to replace the formula. Less likely: Another is to clear the cell using the spacebar. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "buddyorliz" wrote in message ... Well, I thought they were empty, no formulas, no data... I don't know what a zero length is, or how I got stings Can you tell me how I would Know they were not empty? Thanks for you help. "Tom Ogilvy" wrote: sounds like none of the cells are empty. Perhaps they have zero length strings or something similar. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "buddyorliz" wrote in message ... I am Not new to Excel. The simple Counta formula has just Quit working. It counts all the cells. Is this a new problem or does anyone know what I am suppose to do? |
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The space bar is what I usually use to clear contents and it evently was Not
clearing everything. Thats what I'm saying, after I did that I could not see anything and there should not have been Anything it that cell, No formula No data, nothing, However, unless I use the clear contents comand, it is still countaing every cell. So maybe something IS worng with the program? "Tom Ogilvy" wrote: One way is if you have a formula like =If(True,"","") then copy this cell and do paste special = values on itself to replace the formula. Less likely: Another is to clear the cell using the spacebar. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "buddyorliz" wrote in message ... Well, I thought they were empty, no formulas, no data... I don't know what a zero length is, or how I got stings Can you tell me how I would Know they were not empty? Thanks for you help. "Tom Ogilvy" wrote: sounds like none of the cells are empty. Perhaps they have zero length strings or something similar. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "buddyorliz" wrote in message ... I am Not new to Excel. The simple Counta formula has just Quit working. It counts all the cells. Is this a new problem or does anyone know what I am suppose to do? |
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Nope. The space bar inserts a space, which is something and not nothing. You
should use the Delete key instead. -- Vasant "buddyorliz" wrote in message ... The space bar is what I usually use to clear contents and it evently was Not clearing everything. Thats what I'm saying, after I did that I could not see anything and there should not have been Anything it that cell, No formula No data, nothing, However, unless I use the clear contents comand, it is still countaing every cell. So maybe something IS worng with the program? "Tom Ogilvy" wrote: One way is if you have a formula like =If(True,"","") then copy this cell and do paste special = values on itself to replace the formula. Less likely: Another is to clear the cell using the spacebar. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "buddyorliz" wrote in message ... Well, I thought they were empty, no formulas, no data... I don't know what a zero length is, or how I got stings Can you tell me how I would Know they were not empty? Thanks for you help. "Tom Ogilvy" wrote: sounds like none of the cells are empty. Perhaps they have zero length strings or something similar. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "buddyorliz" wrote in message ... I am Not new to Excel. The simple Counta formula has just Quit working. It counts all the cells. Is this a new problem or does anyone know what I am suppose to do? |
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Now THAT answers my question and works perfectly.
Only been working with Excel about 3 years, Learn Learn Learn.. Thank you Vasant.... "buddyorliz" wrote: I am Not new to Excel. The simple Counta formula has just Quit working. It counts all the cells. Is this a new problem or does anyone know what I am suppose to do? |
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