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How can i COUNTIF for the word "travel" in a cell which reads, "travel status
thru 6-1-07" or the like?
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There are a few ways to do this. Here is the most generic way for a range of
cells:

=COUNTIF(A1:A10,"*travel*")

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thru 6-1-07" or the like?
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=COUNTIF(A:A,"*travel*")

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How can i COUNTIF for the word "travel" in a cell which reads, "travel status
thru 6-1-07" or the like?
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"T. Valko" wrote:

There are a few ways to do this. Here is the most generic way for a range of
cells:

=COUNTIF(A1:A10,"*travel*")

Biff

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How can i COUNTIF for the word "travel" in a cell which reads, "travel
status
thru 6-1-07" or the like?
thanks!




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