If you are unfamiliar with inputting formulas into Microsoft Excel, the much simpler way to get the number of unique values in an Excel column is through a filter.

If you want to count the frequency of a text in Excel, you can use the Countif function. This article explains the step-by-step procedure.

The UNIQUE function in Excel 365 is designed to extract distinct values from a given range of data.

Thankfully, Microsoft Excel's COUNTIF formula swoops in to save the day. It lets you count cells based on specific text or conditions, turning your spreadsheet chaos into organized data magic.

The COUNTIF () function counts the number of cells in range that satisfy criteria. Now, we don’t want a count, but we know that a unique value will return the value 1.

If you do, Excel will give you a circular reference warning. Type this function in the cell, including the quotation marks but excluding the final period: =COUNTIF (cell range, "phrase").