Copy Alpha value into another cell.

I have a spreadsheet that has the value of Y or N in a cell (B17 and B18). I
have the same exact information repeated 3 times on the same spreadsheet for
analyzing different options. When I try the simple =SUM(B17) into the next
cell that I want to give the result of Y or N, it brings back a result of 0.
I know it is something really simple that I am doing wrong, but I can't
figure it out.
It is late Friday, it is hotter than Hades and I want to finish this and
start my weekend. Your help is always appreciated.

B E G

To return value of B17 to C17 enter in C17 =B17

OR do you want to count the Y' or N's in a range of cells.

=COUNTIF(B12:B22,"Y") or "N"


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 11:13:02 -0700, B G <[email protected]> wrote:

>I have a spreadsheet that has the value of Y or N in a cell (B17 and B18). I
>have the same exact information repeated 3 times on the same spreadsheet for
>analyzing different options. When I try the simple =SUM(B17) into the next
>cell that I want to give the result of Y or N, it brings back a result of 0.
>I know it is something really simple that I am doing wrong, but I can't
>figure it out.
>It is late Friday, it is hotter than Hades and I want to finish this and
>start my weekend. Your help is always appreciated.
>
>B E G