Excel Function COUNTA

What is COUNTA Function in EXCEL?

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

Syntax:
=COUNTA(value1,[value2],...)
Syntax Description:

value1 argument is used to give any value/ range for which count is required

[value2] argument is used to give another value /cell reference/range

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 means, we can add multiple value/cell reference/range by separating them with comma ( , )

How to Count Non-Blank Cells using COUNTA?

The COUNTA function is used when we need to count Non-Blank cells in a selected range.

For example, for counting cells from A1-A10, the formula is “=COUNTA (A1:A10).”

The function also counts the number of value arguments provided. The value argument is a parameter that is neither a cell nor a range of cells.

Example 1 :- COUNT

Formula =COUNT(B1:C10)
EXCEL FUNCTION COUNTA

The COUNT Function will count the number of cells with numeric values within the selected range B1 to C10.

EXAMPLE 2:- COUNTA

FORMULA =COUNTA(B1:E10
Excel function COUNTA

The COUNTA Function will count the number of cells with numeric values and Alpha numeric values within the selected range B1 to E10

Functions Of COUNTA

  • It counts all non-blank cells, unlike the COUNT function, which counts only numeric values.
  • It only counts the existing values without summing them.
  • It returns an error if incorrect arguments are provided to it.
  • It counts cells that contain invisible characters. For instance, an empty string (“”) returned by a formula is also counted.
  • It counts every non-empty cell, cell range, and value argument as 1.
  • It counts the cell in which space is entered, implying that only the absolutely empty cells are excluded from the count.

Key Takeaways

  • To count numbers only, use the COUNT function.
  • To count numbers and text, use the COUNTA function.
  • To count with one condition, use the COUNTIF function
  • To count with multiple conditions, use the COUNTIFS function.
  • To count empty cells, use the COUNTBLANK function.

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