How Do I Count Characters Across Two Excel Tables?

Описание: Want to count characters across two Excel tables with precision? This method shows how to use SUMPRODUCT to match and count character combinations in Store1 and Store2—no guesswork, just clean logic.

In this Excel video, you'll learn how to count characters in both Store1 and Store2 using the SUMPRODUCT function.

Imagine you have data tables for two stores and want to find out how many rows have specific combinations of characters in their columns.

The formula shown uses MATCH to identify matches between columns and specific characters, then applies ISNUMBER to create lists of TRUE and FALSE.

These lists are combined using SUMPRODUCT, which treats TRUE as 1 and FALSE as 0, and ultimately gives you the count of rows meeting the desired criteria.

This approach can be extended to various scenarios and cell references for more versatile character counting.