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tally of conditional formatting that is word-based

Jennifer E Brown 20 Reputation points
2024-10-18T14:50:46.1866667+00:00

I'm trying to tally a list where the contents of the cells are words not numbers. I want a total count of just 'yesses' and disregard the 'nos'. Guidance please?

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  1. Jiajing Hua 18,065 Reputation points Moderator
    2024-10-21T08:17:32.9533333+00:00

    Hi @Jennifer E Brown

    Wildcards can be used， like the formula =COUNTIF(A1:A4,"*yesses*").

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  1. Viorel 122.6K Reputation points
    2024-10-18T18:17:49.15+00:00

    Try a formula like this: =COUNTIF(A1:A10,"yes"). Specify the actual range, and use ; instead of , if required.

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