Counting In Pivot Tables (=count)

[GEM]

I'm trying to count individual numbers in a pivot table, for example...

I have this...

A1=1
A2=1
A3=5
A4=6
A5=7

With the "=count" function I'm getting the answer "5" because there are 5
different cells with information on them, I need to get the answer "4"
because I have four different numbers. I need excel to count A1 and A2 as 1
because it's the same number.

 

[Shane Devenshire]

Hi,

there is no count distinct option in Excel Pivot tables. You can use the
following formula in the spreadsheet and reference the pivot table
you can use the array formula:
=SUM(1/COUNTIF(A1:A5,A1:A5))
Array formulas must be entered by pressing Shift+Ctrl+Enter, rather than
just Enter.
A non-array version would be
=SUMPRODUCT(1/COUNTIF(A1:A5,A1:A5))

 

[GEM]

Thank you very much!!

Hi,

there is no count distinct option in Excel Pivot tables. You can use the
following formula in the spreadsheet and reference the pivot table
you can use the array formula:
=SUM(1/COUNTIF(A1:A5,A1:A5))
Array formulas must be entered by pressing Shift+Ctrl+Enter, rather than
just Enter.
A non-array version would be
=SUMPRODUCT(1/COUNTIF(A1:A5,A1:A5))

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Cheers,
Shane Devenshire