This Excel tutorial explains how to use the Excel COUNTA function with syntax and examples.
Based on the spreadsheet above, the following Excel COUNTA examples would return:
Description
The Microsoft Excel COUNTA function counts the number of cells that are not empty as well as the number of arguments that contain values.Syntax
The syntax for the Microsoft Excel COUNTA function is:COUNTA( argument1, [argument2, ... argument_n] )
Parameters or Arguments
argument1, argument2, ... argument_n are either ranges of cells or values. There can be up to 30 arguments.Applies To
The COUNTA function can be used in the following versions of Microsoft Excel:- Excel 2013, Excel 2011 for Mac, Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP, Excel 2000
Type of Excel Function
The COUNTA function can be used in Microsoft Excel as the following type of function:- Worksheet function (WS)
Example (as Worksheet Function)
Let's look at some Excel COUNTA function examples and explore how to use the COUNTA function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel:Based on the spreadsheet above, the following Excel COUNTA examples would return:
=COUNTA(A1:A6) Result: 5 =COUNTA(A1:A6, 129) Result: 6 =COUNTA(A1:A6, 129, "techonthenet") Result: 7 =COUNTA(A1:A6, 129, "techonthenet", -2) Result: 8
