When I enter a formula into a cell and click "ok" for it to calculate it doesn't - it just shows the formula in the cell. Does this mean I'm not using the correct formula?
I'm creating an index of report topics. I show the report name and topics in the first column, then in the second column indicate which pages in the report the topic can be found on. For example:
Awareness 3
Usage 5
Ratings 6-8
Because I'm using the "-" sign to indicate a range of pages, I've made all of the cells in this column text so if doesn't think it's a formula. I want to list the reports in order by the number of topics they contain, with the ones containing the most topics toward the front of the index and the ones with only one or two topics covered toward the back. So, I'm trying to count the number of cells for each report in which a topic is covered.
I've tried "counta" to count the number of cells that aren't empty.
I've also tried "countblank" to count the number of cells that are empty.
And, just in case, I've tried every other iteration of the count formula, but I get the same result with each - rather than calculating, the cell simply shows the formula.
And, no, I don't have the "show formula" turned on.
What am I doing wrong?
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