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Excel COUNTIF sorting problem

I have attached a file. In sheet "1" and Sheet "2" I have several names in column A and random "X" in columns B thru V

In sheet "Curtis" I want to add all the Xs in curtis' row. I know I can do this like this: =COUNTIF('1'!B7:V7,"<>"&"") Since Curtis in on row 7 and it works fine.

Now if I "Sort" the table on sheet "1" it messes all up.

How can I make it so if I sort the tables the equations still work??

I hope this makes sence.

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Saurabh Singh Teotia

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Ejgil Hedegaard

Use Index/Match instead of a specific row reference, like this
=COUNTIF(INDEX(Table1,MATCH($B6,Table1[Column1],0),),"x") for sheet "1" where the table is named Table1.

And =COUNTIF(INDEX(Table13,MATCH($B6,Table13[Column1],0),),"x") for the table (Table13) on sheet "2"
Count-in-table.xlsx

Curtis Long

ASKER

That does seem to work.

Thanks!!

Now, can you help me understand how it works so I can implement it?? :-)

Saurabh Singh Teotia

HDM..

The way sum product works that it basically multiply the two numbers and then add those...

Now if you see the first condition it meets the answer is written in Boolean which is 0 or 1 and again if the condition is meet it return the answer again in Boolean and where both the conditions match it gives the answer as 1 and sum all of them as a process as a final result..

Go to formulas-->and evaluate formula to see how its working..let me know if this helps or you looking for more detail description...

Saurabh,,

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Curtis Long

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Ok, question, if this

=COUNTIF(INDEX(Table1,MATCH($B6,Table1[Column1],0),),"x")

returns values from a table called "1" and

=COUNTIF(INDEX(Table13,MATCH($B6,Table13[Column1],0),),"x")

retuns a value from the next table, what would I use to return a value from a table called "3" or the third table etc??

Saurabh Singh Teotia

HDM..Did you had a look over the formula which i provided in the sheet?

Saurabh...

Curtis Long

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Yes but I am not totally understanding it. I wll try more if it is to hard to explain.

Thanks!!

Ejgil Hedegaard

Find the names at the formula tab, and use the appropriate one.

Filipe Paiva

This works fine when we sort in the table whose values are being counted.

But, how can we sort in the sheet containing the countif results?