In spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets, there are many ways to calculate the number of items in the table. The following are the general steps to use these two softwares:
Microsoft Excel:
First, open the Excel spreadsheet and select the table containing the required statistical data. Then, use the mouse to select all the items you want to count. Click Insert in the toolbar, and then select Function. Select "Count Function" in the pop-up function list. In the brackets, click OK for the area you selected. In this way, you can get the number of items in the selected area.
Alternatively, you can use shortcut keys. When selecting an area, directly enter "=COUNT ()" and then press "Ctrl+Shift+Enter" to get the quantity.
Google forms:
In Google Sheets, the steps are similar to Excel. First, open the Google Sheets table and select the table containing the required statistics. Then, use the mouse to select all the items you want to count. Below the selected data, there will be a "counting" gadget, which can be directly obtained by clicking it.
Alternatively, you can enter "=COUNT ()" in the selected area and press "Enter", and you will also get the quantity.
If you need to count the items in a specific column or row, you only need to select the data in the corresponding column or row range, and then do the above statistics. These methods can be applied to text, numbers, dates and other types of data, but in some cases, it may be necessary to set up data specially or use more complex functions to meet specific statistical needs.