Counts the number of cells that are not empty and the values within the list of arguments. Use COUNTA to count the number of cells that contain data in a range or array.
Syntax
COUNTA(value1,value2, ...)
Value1, value2, ... are 1 to 30 arguments representing the values you want to count. In this case, a value is any type of information, including empty text ("") but not including empty cells. If an argument is an array or reference, empty cells within the array or reference are ignored. If you do not need to count logical values, text, or error values, use the COUNT function.
Example
The example may be easier to understand if you copy it to a blank spreadsheet.
How?- Create a blank spreadsheet.
- Select the example in the Help topic.
Selecting an example from Help
- Press CTRL+C.
- In the spreadsheet, select cell A1, and press CTRL+V.
- To switch between viewing the formula that returns the result and the result in the cell, select the cell and press F2 and then ENTER, or click Commands and Options on the spreadsheet toolbar, click the Formula tab, and look in the Formula in active cell (active cell) box.
| Data | |
|---|---|
| Sales | |
| 12/8/2008 | |
| 19 | |
| 22.24 | |
| TRUE | |
| #DIV/0! | |
| Formula | Description (Result) |
| =COUNTA(A2:A8) | Counts the number of nonblank cells in the list above (6) |
| =COUNTA(A5:A8) | Counts the number of nonblank cells in the last 4 rows of the list (4) |
| =COUNTA(A1:A7, 2) | Counts the number of nonblank cells in the list above and the value 2 (7) |
| =COUNTA(A1:A7, "Two") | Counts the number of nonblank cells in the list above and the value "Two" (7) |