Question: How do I count how many times a text string occurs in a cell in excel?

Answer:

Formula in B5:

Functions in this article:

Len(text)
Returns the number of characters in a text string

Substitute(text, old_text, new_text, [instance_num])
Replaces existing text with new text in a text string

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