{"id":5238,"date":"2020-08-03T17:06:37","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T17:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/?p=5238"},"modified":"2024-03-29T14:18:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T14:18:23","slug":"check-if-column-contains-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/formulas\/check-if-column-contains-value\/","title":{"rendered":"Check if a Column Contains a Value in Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-1de77310-5058-4dd6-8c9c-5b5bcfa1303c\" href=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Check-if-a-Column-Contains-a-Value.xlsx\">Check-if-a-Column-Contains-a-Value<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Check-if-a-Column-Contains-a-Value.xlsx\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-1de77310-5058-4dd6-8c9c-5b5bcfa1303c\">Download File<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With the <strong>COUNTIF<\/strong> function, you can count the number of cells that meet a single condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The following example contains a list of 10 numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"154\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/example-countif.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5240\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to look for values larger than 0, you can write this formula:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>=COUNTIF(A2:A11,\"&gt;0\")<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>It counts cells that are 1 or higher. There are 6 such numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Check if the column contains a value<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is the following problem with this approach: it counts numbers from <strong>A2:A11<\/strong>. If you want to add additional numbers, for example, in cell <strong>A12<\/strong>, you must change the formula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can keep changing it to higher and higher numbers, or add the number of the last row in a column, which is 1048576.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to memorize, so you can easily access it by pressing <strong>Ctrl + Down Arrow<\/strong>. This shortcut moves the cursor to the last row inside a sheet. It only works for columns that have no value between the cursor and the last row, otherwise, the cursor will move to the last value inside the data set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>=COUNTIF(A2:A1048576,\"&gt;0\")<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>If you make a mistake and type a number that is too high, Excel will return the <strong>#NAME?<\/strong> error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is an additional problem. If the number of rows increases in future versions of Excel, you have to change the formula again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best way to check if the value is in the column is to use column reference, <strong>A:A<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>=COUNTIF(A:A,\"&gt;0\")<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>This formula returns the same result and is safer and more readable than that of the previous examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"181\" height=\"132\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/end-of-column.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5241\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Check if the column contains multiple values<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/examples\/countif-in-conditional-formatting\/\">COUNTIF function checks a single condition<\/a>. If you want to use multiple criteria, you can modify the formula:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>=COUNTIFS(A:A,\"&gt;0\", A:A,\"&lt;7\")<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>This function uses multiple criteria to determine whether a column contains a specific value.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the COUNTIF function, you can count the number of cells that meet a single condition. Example The following example contains a list&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[170,190],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Check if a Column Contains a Value in Excel<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to use the COUNTIF function in Excel to count cells meeting a single condition. 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