When to use Excel COUNTA Function

COUNTA function can be used when you want to count all the cells in a range that are not empty.

What it Returns

It returns a number that represents the number of cells that are not empty.

Syntax

=COUNTA(value1, [value2], …)

Input Arguments

value1 – the first item, cell reference, or range within which you want to count the number of cells that are not empty. [value2], … – (optional) up to 255 additional items, cell references, or ranges within which you want to count the number of cells that are not empty.

Additional Notes

Counts all the cells that are not empty If cells that contain any type of information including error values, then it is counted by COUNTA. If a formula returns an empty cell, that is counted by COUNTA.

Excel COUNTA Function – Live Example

Excel COUNTA Function – Video Tutorial

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Excel COUNT Function. Excel COUNTBLANK Function. Excel COUNTIF Function. Excel COUNTIFS Function.

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