How To Use Countif Formula

What Does It Do ?

This function counts the number of items which match criteria set by the user.

Syntax:

=COUNTIF(RangeOfThingsToBeCounted,CriteriaToBeMatched)

The criteria can be typed in any of the  following ways.

To match a specific number type the number, such as =COUNTIF(A1:A5,100)

To match a piece of text type the text in quotes, such as =COUNTIF(A1:A5,"Hello")

To match using operators surround the expression with quotes, such as =COUNTIF(A1:A5,">100")

Formatting:

No special formatting is needed.