Excel will only display so much text in a cell. The exact amount depends on
the column's width but even at the maximum your 2900+ characters will not
all display.

I'd suggest using a text box. See attached.

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Jim
"Patrick" wrote in message
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| Hi,
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| I am having a problem getting Excel to display all text in a cell. I
| am using Excel 97 and need the functionality to record large amounts
| of text, as well as the calculation capabilities.
|
| I know that Excel 97 will accept 32,000 characters in a cell and I am
| not using anywhere near this. When I enter my text, it is no longer
| displayed in the cell. It is there when I click on it but not when the
| cursor is in another cell.
|
| I attach a small file to explain what I mean.
|
| Thanks in advance,
|
|
| Patrick