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wrl-2
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May 10, 2019
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How do I set a Cell to be a specific text length?

Hi.   If the text word for example "Washing Machine" was entered into a cell, that entry would be 15 characters in length.   How do I create a Cell, a Row or Column so that when I copy/paste a wh...
  • Twifoo's avatar
    May 11, 2019
    If you are willing to accept a Helper Column, and assuming that the words are pasted in Column A, you may enter this formula in B1, copied down rows, to extract the first 10 characters:
    =LEFT(A1,10)

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