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How can I determine the number of equal (=) signs are in my
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Presuming 1 per cell , Find "=", Find All

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How can I determine the number of equal (=) signs are in my
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Each cell contains varying numbers of = signs.

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Open a copy of the file and do a find and replace, say "=" with "#" ,
Replace All, it will give you a count of all the replacements.

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