How-To Geek on MSN
Don't trust Excel's COUNTA function to count non-blank cells—here's a better method
In most counting scenarios in Excel, COUNTBLANK reliably counts blank cells, and COUNTA reliably counts populated cells.
Select all the relevant cells, and in the Data tab, click the main part of the split "Data Validation" button. Then, click ...
Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.
Hide inaccessible results
Feedback