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AREAS

Returns the number of areas in a reference.

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What it does

Returns the number of areas (contiguous ranges) in a reference.

Syntax

AREAS(reference)

Arguments

  • reference(reference) β€” A reference to a cell or range of cells.

Examples

Count areas

Count areas in a disjoint range.

FORMULA
=AREAS((A1:B2, D4, E10:F15))
RESULT
3
SAMPLE DATA
A
1Data
2(Refers to cells)