count if and ignore blanks

lachone

New Member
Joined
Jun 8, 2017
Messages
24
Hello,

I want to count the cells in a column that do not say "this" or "that" and ignore blank cells.

Thanks in advance for your help
 

Excel Facts

Did you know Excel offers Filter by Selection?
Add the AutoFilter icon to the Quick Access Toolbar. Select a cell containing Apple, click AutoFilter, and you will get all rows with Apple
Hello,

I want to count the cells in a column that do not say "this" or "that" and ignore blank cells.

Thanks in advance for your help
Can any of the cells contain both "this" and "that"?
 
Upvote 0
My range is A1:A25, so change as needed:
Code:
=COUNTA(A1:A25)-COUNTIF(A1:A25,"this")-COUNTIF(A1:A25,"that")
 
Upvote 0
I had no idea about asterisks behaving that way! Is that a property unique to COUNT, or does it work for Match, Lookup, etc.
 
Upvote 0
I think you need to add back in the case for "*that*this*" as well.
Good catch Rick! That would make it:
Code:
=COUNTA(A:A)-COUNTIF(A:A,"*this*")-COUNTIF(A:A,"*that*")+COUNTIF(A:A,"*this*that*")+COUNTIF(A:A,"*that*this*")
 
Upvote 0

Forum statistics

Threads
1,213,527
Messages
6,114,144
Members
448,552
Latest member
WORKINGWITHNOLEADER

We've detected that you are using an adblocker.

We have a great community of people providing Excel help here, but the hosting costs are enormous. You can help keep this site running by allowing ads on MrExcel.com.
Allow Ads at MrExcel

Which adblocker are you using?

Disable AdBlock

Follow these easy steps to disable AdBlock

1)Click on the icon in the browser’s toolbar.
2)Click on the icon in the browser’s toolbar.
2)Click on the "Pause on this site" option.
Go back

Disable AdBlock Plus

Follow these easy steps to disable AdBlock Plus

1)Click on the icon in the browser’s toolbar.
2)Click on the toggle to disable it for "mrexcel.com".
Go back

Disable uBlock Origin

Follow these easy steps to disable uBlock Origin

1)Click on the icon in the browser’s toolbar.
2)Click on the "Power" button.
3)Click on the "Refresh" button.
Go back

Disable uBlock

Follow these easy steps to disable uBlock

1)Click on the icon in the browser’s toolbar.
2)Click on the "Power" button.
3)Click on the "Refresh" button.
Go back
Back
Top