Try something like this:

With
Col_A containing various text entries or blanks

This formula returns the count cells that contain the text string:
"PROVIDER_SPELLS"
=COUNTIF(A:A,"*PROVIDER_SPELLS*")

Is that something you can work with?
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Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP


"Daniel_ITSM" wrote:

I am not proficient with Excel. My challenge is to find out how many times a
term is used in a very long column.
PROF_CARER_EPISODES
PROF_CARER_EPISODES, PROVIDER_SPELLS
CASENOTES
PROVIDER_SPELLS

SYSTEM_PROFILES


LETTER_CONFIGURATIONS


SERVICE_POINT_STAYS
LDD_LOCAL_DATAVALUES
WAITING_LIST_HISTORIES
PROF_CARER_EPISODES
PROF_CARER_EPISODES
PROF_CARER_EPISODES, SERVICE_POINT_STAYS


LDD_LOCAL_DATAVALUES
LDD_LOCAL_DATAVALUES
DIAGNOSIS_PROCEDURES

ADDRESS_ROLES
ADDRESS_ROLES

PROF_CARER_EPISODES
PATIENTS
PROVIDER_SPELLS, SERVICE_POINT_STAYS

Since some cells have more than one value, how can I break them out to count
how many occurences there are?