Report of the number of times that someone's initials are in a specific field

[Don]

I have a table and form that requires employees to put their initials
into field after completing a specific task. I need to query and report
how many times each person has completed a specific task. It seems easy
enough and I may have done it before. However, the solution escapes me
at the moment. Can someone point me in the right direction?

 

[Guest]

Query using the "count" function with the name as the criteria? The criteria
can be entered as a text box on a form so it lets the user define who it
should be counting...is that what you mean? It sounds too simple for what
clearly is a complex database...