How can I increase the number of text characters in a cell
Excel Help on "limits" or "specifications" reveals that Excel will allow
32,767 characters to be entered in a cell.
However, it goes on to state that "only 1024 characters will be visible or can
be printed"
To work around this limitation, stick a few ALT + ENTERs in at appropriate
spots, about every 100 characters..
The ALT + ENTER forces a line-feed and expands the 1024 limit.
How far is not really known. Just experiment.
.........From Dave Peterson..........
I put this formula in A1:
="xxx"& REPT(REPT("asdf ",25)&CHAR(10),58)&"yyy"
And adjusted the columnwidth, rowheight and font size and I got about 7300
characters to print ok.
.........End Dave P.................
Failing that, use a Text Box to store the text or MS Word which is a word
processing application, unlike Excel which is not.
Gord Dibben Excel MVP
On Mon, 6 Nov 2006 06:03:02 -0800, Preadno
wrote:
Hi there
I am working on an Excel spreadheet with lots of text. The cells seem to
accept only a certain number of characters before the text runs out of the
cell. Is there anything to increase the number of text characters in a cell?
Any response would be highly appreciated
Thanks
J
Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
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