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I was wondering if there is a maximum number of characters you can have in a
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On Fri, 6 Mar 2009 05:16:02 -0800, soconfused
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I was wondering if there is a maximum number of characters you can have in a
cell?


Yes there is, and it may be different in different versions.

Check HELP for Specifications and Limits.
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Hi,

32,767 characters. Only 1,024 display in a cell; all 32,767 display in the
formula bar.


have a loo here for Excel specifications and limits

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ex...992911033.aspx

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Hi Soconfused,

Just checked.. in excel 2003 you can enter "32767" characters in a cell.
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You can see more than the 1000 or so characters documented in xl's help by
adding alt-enters (to force new lines within the cell) every 80-100 characters.

Mike H wrote:

Hi,

32,767 characters. Only 1,024 display in a cell; all 32,767 display in the
formula bar.

have a loo here for Excel specifications and limits

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ex...992911033.aspx

Mike

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