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Is there a way to tell if there is a 5th characater in a cell, instead of 4?
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Use the LEN() function.
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Is there a way to tell if there is a 5th characater in a cell, instead of 4?
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Try =IF(LEN(A1)=5,"5th character","No 5th character")

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Try =IF(LEN(A1)=5,"5th character","No 5th character")

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Use the LEN() function.
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Is there a way to tell if there is a 5th characater in a cell, instead of 4?
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