How to use the COUNT function

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TheCOUNT functionis a simple function that counts numbers.

Let’s take a look.

The COUNT function counts numeric values.

The COUNT function ignores blank cells and text values.

A good way to check the actual value in a cell is to temporarily apply the General format.

you could then easily see which values are numbers.

Negative numbers are counted, too.

Note that if you want to count text values, you’ll want to use theCOUNTA function.