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Is there a limit to the number of custom formats you can create in a
workbook? I have an application that might required sveral hundred,
and I dont want to get started, then run out.

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In Excel 2003 help, after entering "specifications" you get...

"Excel specifications and limits"
Cell styles in a workbook 4,000
Custom number formats Limited by available memory

A few years back, in a test, I could get almost 300 custom number formats into Excel.
Also see my free "Formats & Styles" Excel add-in at... http://excelusergroup.org/media/
It can list or remove unused custom number formats and styles.

FWIW, Excel 2007 has a tendency to self create thousands of unwanted and unused styles.
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Is there a limit to the number of custom formats you can create in a
workbook? I have an application that might required sveral hundred,
and I dont want to get started, then run out.

Thanks,

Tonso
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On Mar 14, 5:30*pm, "Jim Cone" wrote:
In Excel 2003 help, after entering "specifications" you get...

"Excel specifications and limits"
Cell styles in a workbook * * 4,000
Custom number formats * * Limited by available memory

A few years back, in a test, I could get almost 300 custom number formats into Excel.
Also see my free "Formats & Styles" Excel add-in at...http://excelusergroup.org/media/
It can list or remove unused custom number formats and styles.

FWIW, Excel 2007 has a tendency to self create thousands of unwanted and unused styles.
--
Jim Cone
Portland, Oregon *USA

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Is there a limit to the number of custom formats you can create in a
workbook? I have an application that might required sveral hundred,
and I dont want to get started, then run out.

Thanks,

Tonso


Jim,

Thanks! and thanks for the link removing formats!

Tonso
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