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Jun 25, 2023 · Hello DR L, I'm Ibhadighi and I'd happily help you with your question. In this forum, we are Microsoft consumers just like yourself. The maximum number of characters allowed in a sheet tab name in Microsoft Excel is 31. This limit is hard-coded into Excel and cannot be changed. Best Regards, IBHADIGHI
The file format would permit up to 255-character worksheet names, but if the Excel UI doesn't want you exceeding 31 characters, don't try to go beyond 31. App's full of weird undocumented limits and quirks, and feeding it files that are within spec but not within the range of things the testers would have tested usually causes REALLY strange behavior.
Mar 6, 2023 · John has a need to use some very long worksheet tab names. Excel, however, seems to limit those names to only 30 characters, so he wonders if there is a way to exceed that limit. The short answer is no, you cannot change the limit on worksheet name length. It is hard coded into Excel at 31 characters.
Feb 27, 2024 · 3. The `FIND` function is used to find the position of the "]" character, which indicates the end of the sheet name. 4. The `+1` is added to start the extraction from the next character after the "]". 5. The `255` is the maximum number of characters to extract (you can adjust this number based on your sheet name length).
Double-click the worksheet tab and type the new name. Right-click the sheet tab, click Rename, and type the new name. Use the keyboard shortcut Alt + H + O + R, and type the a name. (The cursor can be anywhere in the worksheet.) Resources. There are a couple of Microsoft webpages which discuss the naming of worksheets.
Finally, the value 31, the maximum number of characters allowed in a worksheet name, is passed to the MID function as the num_chars argument. The value ensures that the MID function extracts the full worksheet name to the right of the closing square bracket. The final result in our example is “Qtr 1 2022,” the name of the current worksheet.
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No Empty Names: A sheet name cannot be left blank. Always provide a meaningful name for each sheet. Apostrophes in Between: While sheet names cannot begin or end with an apostrophe ('), they can be used in between text or numbers in a name. Reserved Word "History": "History" cannot be used as a sheet name, as it is a reserved word Excel uses ...
