To count the number of occurrences of a specific value in a range using the COUNTIF function in Google Sheets, follow these steps:
- Open your Google Sheets document and select the cell where you want the count to appear.
- Begin typing the formula "=COUNTIF(" in the selected cell.
- Select the range of cells you want to check for occurrences.
- Enter a comma (,) to separate the range from the criteria.
- Specify the criteria or value you want to count. Enclose text values in quotation marks (""), or reference a cell with the desired value.
- Close the formula with a closing parenthesis ")".
- Press Enter to complete the formula.
For example, if you want to count the number of times the value "Apple" appears in the range A1:A10, the formula would be: =COUNTIF(A1:A10,"Apple")
The result will be the count of occurrences of "Apple" in the specified range.