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How do I set up a text cell in Excel with restricted length?
Want to limit input to cell to 16 characters.
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Choose Data/Validation; Allow: Text length; Data: less than or equal to;
Maximum: 16. Note that this will not stop the user from entering more than 16 characters, but 17 or more will bring up an error dialog. In article , ElonRoger wrote: Want to limit input to cell to 16 characters. |
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DataValidationAllowText Length
Minimum 0.....Maximum 16 Add your own Message if desired. Gord Dibben Excel MVP On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 07:20:04 -0700, ElonRoger wrote: Want to limit input to cell to 16 characters. |
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