Count nonblank cells

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.

The example may be easier to understand if you copy it to a blank worksheet.

How to copy an example

1. Create a blank workbook or worksheet.

2. Select the example in the Help topic.

   Note: Do not select the row or column headers.

   

   Selecting an example from Help

3. Press CTRL+C.

4. In the worksheet, select cell A1, and press CTRL+V.

5. 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.

A Data Sales 19 TRUE 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)

Function details

COUNTA