How to Use the COUNTIF Function in Excel

In: BlogDate: Jul 11, 2016By: Claire Lickman

Save time by quickly counting how many fields match your criteria in Microsoft Excel. Find out how in this two-minute video.

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The COUNTIF Function in Microsoft Excel

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COUNTIF allows you to count all the cells that have a given value. For example, if you wanted to count the number of products sold in a certain colour, or the number of sales in a particular city (as in Nicky’s example above). This feature will save you so much time and it’s so easy to use.

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Claire Lickman

Claire is Head of Marketing at Happy. She has worked at Happy since 2016, and is responsible for Happy's marketing strategy, website, social media and more. Claire first heard about Happy in 2012 when she attended a mix of IT and personal development courses. These courses were life-changing and she has been a fan of Happy ever since. She has a personal blog at lecari.co.uk.

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