J JE McGimpsey Sep 18, 2007 #2 If there will be a maximum of one specifc word per cell: =COUNTIF(range, "specifc") If the specifc word can occur multiple times within a cell, array-enter (CTRL-SHIFT-ENTER or CMD-RETURN): =SUM(LEN(range)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(range, "specifc","")))/LEN("specifc")
If there will be a maximum of one specifc word per cell: =COUNTIF(range, "specifc") If the specifc word can occur multiple times within a cell, array-enter (CTRL-SHIFT-ENTER or CMD-RETURN): =SUM(LEN(range)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(range, "specifc","")))/LEN("specifc")