Formula
Dropping the first character
Keep every character after the first in a text cell, using RIGHT and a length of LEN minus one.
Formula
Keep every character after the first in a text cell, using RIGHT and a length of LEN minus one.
Concept
Read what #DIV/0!, #N/A, #VALUE!, and #REF! mean when Excel shows one of those values in a cell.
Comparison
Choose COUNT for a tally of numbers only, and COUNTA for a tally of every cell that is not empty.