Question : Counting the number of cells in a given range that begin with a specific letter.

I need a formula that will count the number of cells in a given range that begin with a specific letter. In other words, rather then the formula below, I need something that will count all cells that simply begin with the laetter 'E'
Thanks,
John

=COUNTIF(AN19:BF60,"ETA")

Answer : Counting the number of cells in a given range that begin with a specific letter.

You can use a wildcard, i.e.

=COUNTIF(AN19:BF60,"E*")

regards, barry