Count the contents in a cell
 

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Alan Reid would return a value of 9

Hi Alan

use the LEN function
e.g. with Alan Reid in cell A1
=LEN(A1)

Cheers
JulieD

"Alan Reid" <Alan wrote in message
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Alan Reid would return a value of 9

If the Alan Reid is in cell A1, in B1 put:
=LEN(A1)

tj

"Alan Reid" wrote:

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Alan Reid would return a value of 9

Alan Reid Wrote:
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Alan Reid would return a value of 9

*=len(cell_number) *

is probably the formula that you need.


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BenjieLop


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