Start Excel, and then open a new workbook.Ī8: =SUM(LEN(A2:A7)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A2:A7,"apple","")))/LEN("apple") Example 1: Counting the Number of Occurrences of a Text String in a Range This formula can replace all later formulas in this article except the formula to count the number of words in a cell.
The formula must be divided by the length of the text string because the sum of the character length of the range is decreased by a multiple of each occurrence of the text string. To enter a formula as an array in Excel for Macintosh, press COMMAND+RETURN. To enter a formula as an array in Excel for Windows, press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER. The above formula must be entered as an array formula.
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