Let's say you want to find out how many people entered project hours this week or how many products sold on a specific day. To count nonblank cells, use the COUNTA function.
Example
The example may be easier to understand if you copy it to a blank worksheet.
How to copy an example
- Create a blank workbook or worksheet.
- Select the example in the Help topic.
Note Do not select the row or column headers.
Selecting an example from Help
- Press CTRL+C.
- In the worksheet, select cell A1, and press CTRL+V.
- To switch between viewing the results and viewing the formulas that return the results, press CTRL+` (grave accent), or on the Formulas tab, in the Formula Auditing group, click the Show Formulas button.
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| A |
| Data |
| Sales |
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| 19 |
| TRUE |
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| Formula |
Description (Result) |
| =COUNTA(A2:A6) |
Counts the number of nonblank cells in the list above (3) |
| =COUNTA(A2:A3, A6) |
Counts the number of nonblank cells in the top two, and bottom cell in the list (1) |
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Function details
COUNTA
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