Count cells containing specific text based on drop down

[Scott1sh]

Hello All

I am trying to make it so it will count how many values are in a column based on what selectin I pick from a drop-down list

Example

G15 - Drop-down list (All in One, Desktop, Laptop, 4G Laptop, Touch Screen Laptop, TS/4G Laptop)

G9: Where the count will show

G18 Onwards: Where the values will be selected

I have used normal COUNTIF in the sheet, but I'm a bit stuck on what I am looking for

Any help is appreciated

 

[etaf]

a countif() or countifs() should work

=countif( device type column range , dropdown list cell)


But how do you tell "whats in stock", what "ready to deploy", "issued from stock", "pending"
are these codes used in the data in a column somewhere

Note: Images are difficult to see , and also requires that I input all the data myself, which is very time consuming.

A SMALL sample spreadsheet, around 10-20 rows, would help a lot here, with all sensitive data removed, and expected results mocked up and manually entered, with a few notes of explanation.

MrExcel has a tool called “XL2BB” that lets you post samples of your data and will allow us to copy/paste your sample data into our Excel spreadsheets, saving a lot of time.

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You can also test to see if it works ok, in the "Test Here" forum.

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OR if you cannot get XL2BB to work, or have restrictions on your PC , then put the sample spreadsheet onto a share
I only tend to goto OneDrive, Dropbox or google docs , as I'm never certain of other random share sites and possible virus.
Please make sure you have a representative data sample and also that the data has been desensitised, remember this site is open to anyone with internet access to see - so any sensitive / personal data should be removed