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How to count cells with text in Google Sheets

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Click on a blank cell in the Sheet

Click on a blank cell in the Sheet

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Click on a blank cell in the Sheet
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Type =COUNTA(ENTER YOUR DATA RANGE HERE) In this example, the data range was A2:A11 or you can just highlight all of the cells you need to count

Type =COUNTA(ENTER YOUR DATA RANGE HERE) In this example, the data range was A2:A11 or you can just highlight all of the cells you need to count

3

Click "HERE"

Click "HERE"

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Click "HERE"
4

Click on the cells you need to count to specify the data range if you did not type it in the step before

Click on the cells you need to count to specify the data range if you did not type it in the step before

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Click on the cells you need to count to specify the data range if you did not type it in the step before
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You're finished!

You're finished!

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You're finished!

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