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Excel COUNT Function


COUNT Function

The COUNT function is a premade function in Excel, which counts cells with numbers in a range.

It is typed =COUNT

Note: The COUNT function only counts cells with numbers, not cells with letters. The COUNTA function is better used if the cells have letters.

How to use the =COUNT function:

  1. Select a cell
  2. Type =COUNT
  3. Double click the COUNT command
  4. Select a range
  5. Hit enter

Let's see some examples!

Apply the =COUNT function to range D2:D21. Counting the cells of Pokemon Total stats, which is numbers only:

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COUNT function, step by step:

  1. Select D23
  2. Type =COUNT
  3. Double click COUNT in the menu
  4. Select range D2:D21
  5. Hit enter

Note: The =COUNT function only counts cells with numbers in a range.

That's it! The =COUNT function successfully counted 20 cells with numbers.



A Non-Working Example

Now, let us try an example that will not work.

Apply the =COUNT function to the range A2:A21, which only has cells with letters.

It returns the value 0, no cells with numbers found. Range A2:A21 only had cells with letters.