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    Forumula That References A Second Cell

    I have a spreadsheet (Hmm, that might have been a redundant statement here...) with a formula that counts the number of times an item occurs in the column below it.
    The item that my formula is looking for changes at least once a day, since the column gets modified in much the same way.
    But rather than modifying the formula or function every day, I'd like it to point to a cell that I change the parameter in.
    IE:
    My formula is...
    "=COUNTIF(C2:C200,"153")"
    But where the 153 sits, I'd like that to be able to point to a cell that I'm changing, which would be much easier for 'updating' the count search. For example, E1 in place of 153, then I could change cell E1 instead of editing my count formula.

    I've been scouring the web but I'm not using the right verbiage to find a clue. All my hits come up with nada.
    Any help would be appreciated.
    Thank you.

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    Re: Forumula That References A Second Cell

    It should be as simple as putting your 153 into any usable cell and referencing that cell =COUNTIF(C2:C200,D1) [assuming you enter 153 into D1] will perform the same count.
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    Re: Forumula That References A Second Cell

    OMG... how simple was that... I was so over-thinking it!
    Thank you! You can't imagine how long I've been trying to figure this one out.

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