COUNTA ----- FORMULA WILL NOT COUNT NON BLANK CELLS

G

Guest

when entering
=COUNTA(C9:C78) into a cell to count the non blank cells the formula is
displayed instead of the count.

Any suggestions as to how to resolve the problem would be appreciated
 
R

Roger Govier

Hi

Sounds like the cell was preformatted as Text.
Format the cell as General, edit the formula with F2>press Enter
 
D

Dave Peterson

Or if you only see formulas, make sure you're not looking at formulas:

Tools|Options|view tab|uncheck formulas
(xl2003's menu)
 

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