Don't forget to group select sheets that you want to find an expression in -
otherwise will only search in the active sheet.

I note that you want to count the occassions that cable appears -ultimately
I believe you should be standardising the input across all sheets then using
data validation limiting future entry to items on a lookup list. Note that
the list can be on its own sheet and can be referred to as long as it has had
a range name applied to it

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"ryguy7272" wrote:

I'm sure there's a way to do it with VBA. I have to think about it. If you
want a quick solution do the following:
Ctrl + F enter 'Cable' into Find What click Options Within Workbook
Find All.



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"Carrie_Loos via OfficeKB.com" wrote:

Hi Eduardo, thanks but I want to collect this information throughout the
entire workbook, there are several worksheets and none of them are named
consistantly. The formula would be unmanageable and after a few changes
unrelyable tryining to insert a worksheet name into the formula.

Eduardo wrote:
Hi,

=COUNTIF($a$1:$H$5000,"*Cable*")

if the data is in a different sheet called Data use

=COUNTIF(Data!$a$1:$H$5000,"*Cable*")

change range to fit your needs

I have a workbook where there is nothing consistent or any named ranges. I
need to make a summary sheet and count everytime I have the word cable in the
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Thanks in advance,
Carrie

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