Counting how many options are selected in a cell?

Dave from JBM

I am trying to count where there are multiple selectable options in a cell.

Tried using =Countifs but the issue I am having there is that it doesn't count the number of options selected, only the number of times specific criteria are selected.

I am trying to get to:

If option 1,2,3, or 4 is selected, it returns "1"

If any two options are selected it returns "2"

etc.

Any help is appreciated!

Andrée Starå

Hi @Dave from JBM

I hope you're well and safe!

Try something like this.

You'd use the COUNTM function to count how many options are selected in the cell.

=IF(COUNTM([Option Column]@row) = 1, 1, IF(COUNTM([Option Column]@row) = 2, 2))

https://help.smartsheet.com/function/countm

Did that work/help?

I hope that helps!

Be safe and have a fantastic weekend!

Best,

Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

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