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how can i have excel count letters instead of numbers
if i have a row of cells a b a a b c a b
how can i set up a cell to give me the total number of all the a's in the row
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=COUNTIF(A1:H1,"a")

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how can i set up a cell to give me the total number of all the a's in the
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CountIf(A1:H1,"A")

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how can i set up a cell to give me the total number of all the a's in the
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For the whole row...

=COUNTIF(1:1,"a")

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how can i have excel count letters instead of numbers
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b
how can i set up a cell to give me the total number of all the a's in the
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