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I am trying to find a formula to count the number of times a month and year occurs
Solved by G. H. in 40 mins
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Excelchat Expert
15/09/2017 - 03:01
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Excelchat Expert
15/09/2017 - 03:01
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User
15/09/2017 - 03:01
I am trying to find a fuction to count the number of times confirm times appear in Sepetermber 2017 and August 2017
User
15/09/2017 - 03:01
using pivot table
User
15/09/2017 - 03:01
or an excel formula
Excelchat Expert
15/09/2017 - 03:01
sorry I didn't get you.
Excelchat Expert
15/09/2017 - 03:02
Can you please be more specific like what is confirm time.
User
15/09/2017 - 03:02
No worries
User
15/09/2017 - 03:02
Did you see what I add in column A
User
15/09/2017 - 03:02
Do you see how in each row, there is a date
User
15/09/2017 - 03:02
I am trying to count the number of times September 2017 pops up
User
15/09/2017 - 03:02
Without manually counting it
Excelchat Expert
15/09/2017 - 03:03
okay now I got it.
Excelchat Expert
15/09/2017 - 03:03
you want to count how many times a month have occurred right?
Excelchat Expert
15/09/2017 - 03:06
is it?
User
15/09/2017 - 03:08
hi
User
15/09/2017 - 03:08
si sirry i just got ths
User
15/09/2017 - 03:08
I am trying to do the month of the year
User
15/09/2017 - 03:08
so how many counts in september 2017
Excelchat Expert
15/09/2017 - 03:09
okay
User
15/09/2017 - 03:11
would a pivot table be the best thing to do?
Excelchat Expert
15/09/2017 - 03:11
nope, I formula
User
15/09/2017 - 03:12
So there are data for January in 2017 and 2016
User
15/09/2017 - 03:12
can you differentiate them
Excelchat Expert
15/09/2017 - 03:12
yes, gimme some time
Excelchat Expert
15/09/2017 - 03:15
so your data is in excel?
User
15/09/2017 - 03:16
yes
Excelchat Expert
15/09/2017 - 03:19
Here you go.
Excelchat Expert
15/09/2017 - 03:19
Please see the results
User
15/09/2017 - 03:19
i counted the sepetmber 2017 and i got 1718
Excelchat Expert
15/09/2017 - 03:20
Well this is my formula
Excelchat Expert
15/09/2017 - 03:20
=SUMPRODUCT(1*(MONTH($A$2:$A$30000)=MONTH(C9)))
User
15/09/2017 - 03:20
there are data for 2016 too
User
15/09/2017 - 03:20
maybe you combined the two years
User
15/09/2017 - 03:20
is there someone else that can help us
Excelchat Expert
15/09/2017 - 03:21
no need, I'm enough.
Excelchat Expert
15/09/2017 - 03:21
So, now I'm gonna modify the formula to exclude dates from 2016,15
User
15/09/2017 - 03:22
thx
Excelchat Expert
15/09/2017 - 03:22
or you want to count months from those years too?
User
15/09/2017 - 03:22
i do for all of the months/year
User
15/09/2017 - 03:24
I got it
User
15/09/2017 - 03:24
I used pivot table
User
15/09/2017 - 03:24
If you can find the formula, that would be great too
User
15/09/2017 - 03:24
I can wait
Excelchat Expert
15/09/2017 - 03:24
okay
Excelchat Expert
15/09/2017 - 03:32
now see the result please
User
15/09/2017 - 03:33
yes that is what i got thanks
Excelchat Expert
15/09/2017 - 03:33
Thanks for the patience
User
15/09/2017 - 03:33
thank you for helping me
Excelchat Expert
15/09/2017 - 03:33
My pleasure
Excelchat Expert
15/09/2017 - 03:33
Have a great day
User
15/09/2017 - 03:34
wait
User
15/09/2017 - 03:34
oh nvm
User
15/09/2017 - 03:35
hm its not working for me
Excelchat Expert
15/09/2017 - 03:36
what is the problem?
User
15/09/2017 - 03:36
the count gives me 0
Excelchat Expert
15/09/2017 - 03:36
for which month?
User
15/09/2017 - 03:36
for all of them
Excelchat Expert
15/09/2017 - 03:36
=SUMPRODUCT(1*(MONTH($A$2:$A$30000)=MONTH(D2))*(YEAR($A$2:$A$30000)=$C$2))
Excelchat Expert
15/09/2017 - 03:37
apply this for 2017
Excelchat Expert
15/09/2017 - 03:37
as you can see, the result is there
User
15/09/2017 - 03:38
i see, i do not know why it is not working for me
User
15/09/2017 - 03:38
ill figure it out thnks
Excelchat Expert
15/09/2017 - 03:38
where are you applying the formula?
Excelchat Expert
15/09/2017 - 03:40
Okay the session time is up. thanks for choosing excel got it pro.
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