Counting options selected in Multi-Select Column

DuayneB

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08/08/23 in Formulas and Functions

Is there a way to count the number of options selected in a multi-select column in another column?

Column3 here has the result we are looking for.

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Darren Mullen Community Champion

08/08/23 Answer ✓

@DuayneB Use the COUNTM() function

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08/08/23 Answer ✓

@DuayneB Use the COUNTM() function

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08/08/23

Thanks! I saw the request for that function, but I didn't think it had happened yet. That was easy.

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