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Countif array formula
Greetings,
I have range A1:A5 i need to test for repeating cell contents Array formula =countif($A$1:$A$5,A1:A5) works fine and for cell contents: A,A,B,C,D returns: 2,2,1,1,1 Now I wish to test for repeating leftmost characters, ie for cell contents: AF,DT,PQ,AS,AD i need to return: 3,1,1,3,3 I've tried: =countif(LEFT($A$1:$A$5),LEFT(A1:A5)) entered as array formula but returns an error Please advise Thanks |
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