Forum Discussion
Count a Value When Sorted
This formula will count the number of cells present after sorting. For this new formula, I want to do the same thing where it counts the number of cells but ONLY if the cell reads "N". And I want it do count the cells with "N" even after another column has sorted the table so that the number of cells reading N might now be lower....
I have another formula in another cell written as: =SUBTOTAL(3,B5:B104)
This formula will count the number of cells present after sorting.
No. The SUBTOTAL() result does NOT change after sorting.
As for the function SUBTOTAL() take a look at the online help:
Function_num Required. The number 1-11 or 101-111 that specifies the function to use for the subtotal. 1-11 includes manually-hidden rows, while 101-111 excludes them; filtered-out cells are always excluded.
So you might need function_num 103 instead of 3.
Detlef_Lewin ok but for that formula example, it does in fact update the cell count after sorting... i'm trying to do the same but just only if the letter N is present. I don't see why I can count cells in general and have them update after sorting but can't count cells that only contain the letter N and have it update after sorting...
I will leave this discussion because you keep mentioning "sorting" despite I told at least twice that there is no connection between sorting and counting.
