Count Text in a Range

a7n9 — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:21:59 +0000

Counting text in a range is easy. For example, if you would like count how many times “text” is in a specified range (named data), you can write something like this:
=COUNTIF(data,"*text*")

This formula will give you the count of all the cells where Excel found “text” at any place.

But let’s say you want to count wildcard characters in a range, then you can write something like this:
=SUM(IF(NOT(ISERR(FIND("*",data))),1,0))

This formula should be entered as an array formula with Ctrl + Shift + Enter. Usually, wildcard can be “escaped” using a tilde (~), but the FIND function doesn’t understand wildcard characters like the SEARCH function does.

Excel Function to check if text is palindrome or not

a7n9 — Thu, 10 Feb 2005 15:16:00 +0000

Definition of palindrome as given in Answers.com

pal?in?drome (p?l’?n-dr?m’)

A word, phrase, verse, or sentence that reads the same backward or forward. For example: A man, a plan, a canal, Panama!

Function IsPalindrome(sInput As String) As Boolean
If sInput = StrReverse(sInput) Then
IsPalindrome = True
Else
IsPalindrome = False
End If
End Function

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Count Text in a Range

Excel Function to check if text is palindrome or not