How do I make a graph of the frequency names come up in a column?

[gziomek]

I have a column of several different names, most of which come up several
times. I would like to make a graph of which names appear the most
frequently. I haven't been able to figure out how to do this for the life of
me.

 

[Mike Middleton]

gziomek -

Use either (1) a pivot table or (2) COUNTIF worksheet functions.

For a pivot table, enter a label (e.g., Names) as the top cell of the
column. Choose Data | Pivot Table ..., and for Layout use Names for both Row
and Data entries.

(I think the array-entered FREQUENCY worksheet function can be used only to
count numerical values.)

- Mike
www.mikemiddleton.com

 

[Jon Peltier]

Bummer. I posted yesterday or today to use Frequency for a list of names.
Now where did that post go, so I can fix it?

- Jon
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Peltier Technical Services
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http://PeltierTech.com/
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[gziomek]

I'm having some trouble with both COUNTIF and pivot tables. I'm fairly new
to using functions in Excel, sorry.