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How can I determine the largest physical size cell in a column
Have a worksheet in which I need to know the largest size item in each
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How can I determine the largest physical size cell in a column
=MAX(LEN(A1:A1000))
Array formula, to be validated with Ctrl+Shift+Enter HTH -- AP "csa001" a écrit dans le message de news: ... Have a worksheet in which I need to know the largest size item in each column, text coulmns only. |
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How can I determine the largest physical size cell in a column
Do you mean the highest number of characters? Try, =MAX(LEN(A1:A100)) This is an array formula so commit with Ctrl-Shift-Enter not just enter. It should look like this after commiting, {=MAX(LEN(A1:A100))} Does that help? Steve -- SteveG ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SteveG's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...fo&userid=7571 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=554539 |
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