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what are the rules for a valid sheet name in excel
What are the rules for creating valid excel sheet names (num of chars, non
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Homework? -- Don Guillett Microsoft MVP Excel SalesAid Software "romstep" wrote in message ... What are the rules for creating valid excel sheet names (num of chars, non valid chars etc) |
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A sheet name must be 31 or fewer characters and cannot contain the
characters [ ] * ? / \ . Cordially, Chip Pearson Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Excel Product Group, 1998 - 2009 Pearson Software Consulting, LLC www.cpearson.com (email on web site) On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:21:34 -0700, romstep wrote: What are the rules for creating valid excel sheet names (num of chars, non valid chars etc) |
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Personally, I don't concern myself with the sheet naming rules. If I try to
name a sheet and Excel complains then I just keep trying until Excel stops complaining. Out of curiosity I tried to find the rules in Excel 2002 help but couldn't find anything close. I used these search phrases: sheet names worksheet names sheet name rules worksheet sheet name rules sheet name conventions naming sheets naming worksheets sheet name specifications illegal characters in sheet names sheet name characters sheet name length So, if that information is buried in the POS help file I don't know where to look. -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "romstep" wrote in message ... What are the rules for creating valid excel sheet names (num of chars, non valid chars etc) |
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Chip, where do you find that in the help files?
See my other reply! -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Chip Pearson" wrote in message ... A sheet name must be 31 or fewer characters and cannot contain the characters [ ] * ? / \ . Cordially, Chip Pearson Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Excel Product Group, 1998 - 2009 Pearson Software Consulting, LLC www.cpearson.com (email on web site) On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:21:34 -0700, romstep wrote: What are the rules for creating valid excel sheet names (num of chars, non valid chars etc) |
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what are the rules for a valid sheet name in excel
And the new sheet name can't match an existing sheet name in that same workbook.
And it can't be named History (xl2k and higher, if I recall correctly). romstep wrote: What are the rules for creating valid excel sheet names (num of chars, non valid chars etc) -- Dave Peterson |
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And it can't contain a colon :
And it can't be blank. -- Jim Cone Portland, Oregon USA "romstep" wrote in message ... What are the rules for creating valid excel sheet names (num of chars, non valid chars etc) |
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Biff,
Enter a / (forward slash) inside an existing sheet name and press enter. (xl2002) -- Jim Cone Portland, Oregon USA |
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Chip, where do you find that in the help files?
Using Excel 2007, I started to rename the sheet tab and if I typed a character that was illegal for a sheet name, that character would not be displayed when typed. That's how I determined the illegal characters. I just tried typing all the characters. The length restriction is just part of my general knowledge. Whether this is documented in a help file, who knows? Probably not. Cordially, Chip Pearson Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Excel Product Group, 1998 - 2009 Pearson Software Consulting, LLC www.cpearson.com (email on web site) On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:13:19 -0400, "T. Valko" wrote: Chip, where do you find that in the help files? See my other reply! |
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Enter a / (forward slash) inside an existing sheet name and press enter.
Ah, there it is. How foolish of me to look in the help file! <g Thanks, Jim! -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Jim Cone" wrote in message ... Biff, Enter a / (forward slash) inside an existing sheet name and press enter. (xl2002) -- Jim Cone Portland, Oregon USA |
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Hi Chip!
Jim clued me in for Excel 2002. That behavior in Excel 2007 seems ludicrous. At least previous versions "complained" to let you know you did something wrong. -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Chip Pearson" wrote in message ... Chip, where do you find that in the help files? Using Excel 2007, I started to rename the sheet tab and if I typed a character that was illegal for a sheet name, that character would not be displayed when typed. That's how I determined the illegal characters. I just tried typing all the characters. The length restriction is just part of my general knowledge. Whether this is documented in a help file, who knows? Probably not. Cordially, Chip Pearson Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Excel Product Group, 1998 - 2009 Pearson Software Consulting, LLC www.cpearson.com (email on web site) On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:13:19 -0400, "T. Valko" wrote: Chip, where do you find that in the help files? See my other reply! |
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It appears that 2007 picked up its bad habit from 2003. It just ignores
invalid characters, and as for length, it just stop accepting input once you smack into the wall. Of course if you name a sheet via VBA and use illegal characters or too many valid ones, then you get this handy (for once) Error 1004 message: Run-time error '1004': While renaming a sheet or chart, you entered an invalid name. Try one of the following: Make sure the name you entered does not exceed 31 characters. Make sure the name does not contain any of the following characters: : \/?*[ or ] Make sure you did not leave the name blank. Go figure. "T. Valko" wrote: Hi Chip! Jim clued me in for Excel 2002. That behavior in Excel 2007 seems ludicrous. At least previous versions "complained" to let you know you did something wrong. -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Chip Pearson" wrote in message ... Chip, where do you find that in the help files? Using Excel 2007, I started to rename the sheet tab and if I typed a character that was illegal for a sheet name, that character would not be displayed when typed. That's how I determined the illegal characters. I just tried typing all the characters. The length restriction is just part of my general knowledge. Whether this is documented in a help file, who knows? Probably not. Cordially, Chip Pearson Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Excel Product Group, 1998 - 2009 Pearson Software Consulting, LLC www.cpearson.com (email on web site) On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:13:19 -0400, "T. Valko" wrote: Chip, where do you find that in the help files? See my other reply! |
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