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Google Sheets COUNTA Function
The COUNTA function is a premade function in Google Sheets, which counts cells that has values, both letters and numbers
COUNTA Function
The COUNTA function is a premade function in Google Sheets, which counts cells that has values, both letters and numbers.
It is typed =COUNTA and gets a list of cells:
=COUNTA(value1, [value2, ...])
You can select cells one by one, but also ranges, or even multiple ranges.
Counta Function Example
Apply the =COUNTA function to range D2:D21. Counting Pokemons by their names, which are letters only:
A22=COUNTA
A2:A21
That's it! The =COUNTA function successfully counted 20 cells with values in the range A2:A21.
Another Example (Numbers)
Apply the =COUNTA function to the range D2:D21, which only has cells with numbers.
COUNTA function counts cells in a range with values both numbers and letters.
function copyFormulas(elementId){ /* Get the text field */ var copyText = document.getElementById(elementId); /* Select the text field */ copyText.select(); copyText.setSelectionRange(0, 99999); /* For mobile devices */ /* Copy the text inside the text field */ navigator.clipboard.writeText(copyText.value) .then(() => { alert('Range copied to clipboard.\nIt can now be pasted into the Google Sheets spreadsheet.') }) .catch((error) => { alert(`Copy failed! ${error}`) }) }