Percent Complete?

[bassec]

I am inputting large numbers of data in vertical columns. At the bottom of the column, I would like to put a function in that shows the percent complete of that column.

Basically, if one of the fields have data in it, it counts towards the overall percentage complete.

So if 250 of 500 data fields have data, the percent on the bottom should read 50%.

Also, I have highlighted horizontal rows that SHOULD NOT count towards the overall value.

So, how do I do something like that, if there are say 510 total rows, with 10 highlighted rows to be excluded, and 250 rows with data in them? How do I get a total percent complete so it would read 50% complete?

[Max]

Something like this in say, A21:
=COUNTBLANK(A1:A20)/ROWS(A1:A20)
with A21 formatted as percentage
should suffice
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> I am inputting large numbers of data in vertical columns. At the bottom
> of the column, I would like to put a function in that shows the percent
> complete of that column.
>
> Basically, if one of the fields have data in it, it counts towards the
> overall percentage complete.
>
> So if 250 of 500 data fields have data, the percent on the bottom
> should read 50%.
>
> So, how do I do something like that?
>
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[bassec]

the problem is I'm trying to exclude certain rows (such as A3, A9 and A13) since they are used as organizers, rather than actual data fields. any idea on how to do that?

Also, I need the reverse of COUNTBLANK, since that is counting the overal percent left to complete, rather than the percent completed.

[Max]

"bassec" wrote:
> Also, I need the reverse of COUNTBLANK, since that is counting the
> overal percent left to complete, rather than the percent completed.

My apologies, there's a correction to the earlier formula
it should be in A21 (as you wanted %complete):
=COUNTA(A1:A20)/ROWS(A1:A20)

> the problem is I'm trying to exclude certain rows (such as A3, A9 and
> A13) since they are used as organizers, rather than actual data fields.
> any idea on how to do that?

One way .. try instead in A21:
=COUNTA(A1:A2,A4:A8,A10:A12,A14:A20)/(ROWS(A1:A20)-3)
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