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Default count if cell if fill with text

if a cell is fill up with text it is consider one count. what is the formula
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Default count if cell if fill with text

=COUNTA(A1:A25)

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Default count if cell if fill with text

COUNTA will count *all* non-empty cells. Both TEXT and NUMBERS.

To count *only* cells that contain TEXT (this includes formula blanks):

=COUNTIF(A1:A10,"*")

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