Formula in cell A1 to update the count of a column

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  • Hello. I'm also new to SmartSheet, and I'm trying to put a formula in cell A1 that keeps updating the count of rows in a column as I add them. How do I do this? I would also like to possibly add the "control F" box permanently in a cell on the screen so people who don't know about Control F can use it. Any help would be appreciated!

  • Antonio Figueroa
    Antonio Figueroa ✭✭✭✭✭✭

    I can help you with your first Question.

    I would just create a New Column and put this formula. =1+0 and then make it a column formula.

    This will return a 1 in every new row in that column. Then you can do a =count("New Column:New Column")

    that will give you a live update.

    I do not believe the second one is possible because it is a function and dont think the function can be added to a cell.

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