Custom Excel Function (UDF) that will Count Words In Excel
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Custom Excel Function (UDF) That Will Count Words In Excel
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CountWords Function will count words in single cell, or range of cells.
The Code
Function CountWords(rRange As Range) As Long
Dim rCell As Range, lCount As Long
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'Count whole words
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For Each rCell In rRange
lCount = lCount + _
Len(Trim(rCell)) - Len(Replace(Trim(rCell), " ", "")) + 1
Next rCell
CountWords = lCount
End Function
To use this UDF push Alt+F11 and go Insert>Module and paste in the code. Push Alt+Q and save. The Function will appear under "User Defined" in the Paste Function dialog box (Shift+F3). Use the Function in any cell as shown below.
=CountWords(A1) OR =CountWords(A1:A10).
See also:
| Count Or Sum Specified Number In a Single Cell |
| VBA Count of Each Item in a List |
| Count Distinct Values Once/Count Repeated Entries Only One Time |
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