Excel COUNTA Function

COUNTA Function

The COUNTA function is a premade function in Excel, which counts all cells in a range that has values, both numbers and letters.

It is typed =COUNTA

How to use the =COUNTA function:

1. Select a cell
2. Type =COUNTA
3. Double click the COUNTA command
4. Select a range
5. Hit enter

Let's see some examples!

Apply the =COUNTA function to range A2:A21, counting Pokemons by their names, which are letters only:

Name Type 1 Type 2 Total stats Mankey Fighting 305 Poliwrath Water Fighting 510 Victreebel Grass Poison 490 Tentacool Water Poison 335 Magneton Electric Steel 465 Dewgong Water Ice 475 Cloyster Water Ice 525 Onix Rock Ground 385 Dragonair Dragon 420 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 349 Rattata Normal 253 Beedrill Bug Poison 395 Doduo Normal Flying 310 Kingler Water 475 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 505 Hitmonchan Fighting 455 Charmeleon Fire 405 Arbok Poison 438 Gastly Ghost Poison 310 Magikarp Water 200

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COUNTA function, step by step:

1. Select A23
2. Type =COUNTA
3. Double click COUNTA in the menu
4. Select range A2:A21
5. Hit enter

The COUNTA function has successfully counted 20 cells with values in the range A2:A21.

Lets apply the COUNTA function to D2:D21. Counting a range with numbers only.

That is great! The COUNTA function counts cells in a range with values both numbers and letters.