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hi,
How to count the character count in a particular cell.
Ex:
A1="Welcome to Excel"
count e in A1

e in = 4

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Try,

=LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,"e",""))

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hi,
How to count the character count in a particular cell.
Ex:
A1="Welcome to Excel"
count e in A1

e in = 4

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Iram

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Sorry you want both cases so try

=LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,"e",""),"E",""))

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hi,
How to count the character count in a particular cell.
Ex:
A1="Welcome to Excel"
count e in A1

e in = 4

by
Iram

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=LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(LOWER(A1),"e",""))
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hi,
How to count the character count in a particular cell.
Ex:
A1="Welcome to Excel"
count e in A1

e in = 4

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Iram



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