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    COUNTIF function not working

    Hi Guys,

    I'm new to this site and I'm not the greatest with excel but I've been plodding along with a new spreadsheet for my business and the 'COUNTIF' function isn't working. Can you help?

    I've attached the file, please take a look.

    Cheers,

    Josh
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    Re: COUNTIF function not working

    Josh

    Calculation is set to Manual, when I change it to Automatic the formulas appear to work.

    To do that goto the Formulas tab, Calculation Options>Automatic.
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    Re: COUNTIF function not working

    I presume you mean this formula:

    =COUNTIF(C4:Q31,"*")

    which is in cell T23 of your monthly sheets (you could have told us that !). That basically means count everything, but as your sheets are empty it returns zero, so the function is working correctly.

    What is it that you are trying to do?

    Pete

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    Re: COUNTIF function not working

    @Norie:

    It was set to Automatic on my PC when I opened the file.

    Pete

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    Re: COUNTIF function not working

    It's on manual when I open it (xl2010)

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    Re: COUNTIF function not working

    Pete

    Strange, I didn't have any workbooks open when I opened the attachment directly from the link.

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    Re: COUNTIF function not working

    Ah well, the OP seems to have gone off-line now, and I'm going out soon, so I'll check back later to see if there have been any developments.

    Pete

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    Re: COUNTIF function not working

    Hi Guys,

    The Nori was correct and all is well. I'm not sure how it switched to manual? Thank you all for your swift replies.

    Cheers,

    Josh

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    Re: COUNTIF function not working

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