Countif help

[Bourgeois]

Hi,

I am having trouble with this particular formula, I am not too sure, as it does work on another area of my spreadsheet.

Criteria,

A B
1 Health Dental
2
3 F S
4 SpEx SpEx
5 S S
6 F F
7 F F

=countif(A3:A7,"f")
=countif(A3:A7,"s")

because i have the SpEx in there it is not working. If I take it out the formula works just fine? Is there a way around this?



formula is, countif(

 

[texasalynn]

you last formula is cut out
But Seems ok to me

Excel Workbook
	A	B
1	Health	Dental
2	*	*
3	F	S
4	SpEx	SpEx
5	S	S
6	F	F
7	F	F
8	*	*
9	3	1
Sheet1

 

[schielrn]

What exactly is wrong? Are you not getting the results you expect? From this example I would expect 3 for the first formula and 1 for the 2nd?

 

[texasalynn]

looks like a duplicate
http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/showthread.php?t=379954

 

[Bourgeois]

but your total should be 2 for the formula in B9?

 

[Bourgeois]

it is a duplicate, I hit the button twice in error...

 

[texasalynn]

but your total should be 2 for the formula in B9?

the one in B9 is pointing to column A so would change to correct formula

Excel Workbook
	A	B
1	Health	Dental
2
3	F	S
4	SpEx	SpEx
5	S	S
6	F	F
7	F	F
8
9	3	2
Sheet1

 

[Joe4]

I am going to lock this one, and leave the other one open since that one has more responses and more recent responses.

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