How do I count nonblank text cells in Excel

[Guest]

I am trying to count text information in a column. Using =CountA (H1:H500),
the figure comes out much too high.

 

[Anne Troy]

Then the cells likely aren't really blank. With that formula in place, try
selecting a couple of the "blank" cells and hitting Edit-->Clear-->All. Save
the file and hit F9.
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Hope it helps!
Anne Troy
www.OfficeArticles.com

 

[RagDyer]

You say that you wish to count "text" information in a column, yet you are
using COUNTA() !

That function counts *everything* ... numbers, text, logicals, errors, and
zero length strings ( "" ).

If you're really looking to count *only* text, try this:

=COUNTIF(H1:H500,"*?")

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HTH,

RD
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[Helen in Tucson]

Thanks a lot, RagDyer -- that did the trick for me!!