Count number of entries between specific words

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I'm looking for two different counts. First, would like to count number of entries in-between the word Major Task and then a count to exclude the "No" between the word Major Task. Results are in column C & D respectively.

Data Range
[TABLE="class: grid"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]
A​
[/TD]
[TD]
B​
[/TD]
[TD]
C​
[/TD]
[TD]
D​
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
1​
[/TD]
[TD]
Hdr1​
[/TD]
[TD]
Hdr2​
[/TD]
[TD]
Hdr3​
[/TD]
[TD]
Hdr4​
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
2​
[/TD]
[TD]
Major Task​
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]
5​
[/TD]
[TD]
4​
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
3​
[/TD]
[TD]
Sub Task​
[/TD]
[TD]
No​
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
4​
[/TD]
[TD]
Sub Task​
[/TD]
[TD]
Yes​
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
5​
[/TD]
[TD]
Sub Task​
[/TD]
[TD]
Yes​
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
6​
[/TD]
[TD]
Sub Task​
[/TD]
[TD]
Yes​
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
7​
[/TD]
[TD]
Sub Task​
[/TD]
[TD]
Yes​
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
8​
[/TD]
[TD]
Major Task​
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]
6​
[/TD]
[TD]
6​
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
9​
[/TD]
[TD]
Sub Task​
[/TD]
[TD]
Yes​
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
10​
[/TD]
[TD]
Sub Task​
[/TD]
[TD]
Yes​
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
11​
[/TD]
[TD]
Sub Task​
[/TD]
[TD]
Yes​
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
12​
[/TD]
[TD]
Sub Task​
[/TD]
[TD]
Yes​
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
13​
[/TD]
[TD]
Sub Task​
[/TD]
[TD]
Yes​
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
14​
[/TD]
[TD]
Sub Task​
[/TD]
[TD]
Yes​
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
15​
[/TD]
[TD]
Major Task​
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]
3​
[/TD]
[TD]
2​
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
16​
[/TD]
[TD]
Sub Task​
[/TD]
[TD]
Yes​
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
17​
[/TD]
[TD]
Sub Task​
[/TD]
[TD]
No​
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
18​
[/TD]
[TD]
Sub Task​
[/TD]
[TD]
Yes​
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
 

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<tbody>
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Hdr1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Hdr2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Hdr3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Hdr4[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Major Task[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"]4[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Sub Task[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"]No[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Sub Task[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Yes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Sub Task[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Yes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Sub Task[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Yes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Sub Task[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Yes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Major Task[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"]6[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Sub Task[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Yes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Sub Task[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Yes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Sub Task[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Yes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Sub Task[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Yes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Sub Task[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Yes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]14[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Sub Task[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Yes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]15[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Major Task[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]16[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Sub Task[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]17[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Sub Task[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]No[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]18[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Sub Task[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] "]Yes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FAFAFA]#FAFAFA[/URL] , align: right"][/TD]

</tbody>
Sheet9​

[TABLE="width: 85%"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Worksheet Formulas[TABLE="width: 100%"]
<tbody>[TR="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=DAE7F5]#DAE7F5[/URL] "]
[TH]Cell[/TH]
[TH="align: left"]Formula[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=DAE7F5]#DAE7F5[/URL] "]C2[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]=IF(<font color="Blue">A2="Major Task",IFERROR(<font
MATCH(<font color="Green">"Major Task",OFFSET(A3,0,0,100),0)-1,COUNTA(OFFSET(A3,0,0,100))</font
),"")[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=DAE7F5]#DAE7F5[/URL] "]D2[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]=IF(C2<>"",COUNTIF(OFFSET(B3,0,0,C2),"Yes"),"")[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]



The 100 in the formula is the maximum number of Sub-tasks you'll have between Major Tasks.
 
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