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Check First Letter in Each Name Against a List of Letters, Then Count. Excel Magic Trick 1850

Posted on by Annie D

Download Excel File: https://excelisfun.net/files/EMT1850.xlsx
Learn about how to count how many names in a column start with the letters a, b or c. Then make formula dynamic so it can check any set of letters.
Topics:
1. (00:00) Introduction
2. (00:05) Formula that uses LEFT, an array constant {“a”,”b”,”c”} and the SUM function
3. (00:38) Why the two arrays must be in opposite directions
4. (02:22) Dynamic formula linked to a list in the cells.
5. (02:43) Sumamry, Closing, Video Links

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