Problem: The Characters Are in Reverse Order

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» Problem: The Characters Are in Reverse Order

CATEGORY: Custom Functions in VBA

VERSIONS: All Microsoft Excel Versions

To reverse the character order, create and add a Custom Function to the Insert Function dialog box:

1. Press Alt+F11 to open the VBE.
2. In VBAProject, select any workbook name and insert a new Module by selecting Module from the Insert menu.
3. In the Module sheet, type the code lines as shown in the screenshot.
4. Press Alt+F11 to return to Excel.
5. Select a cell and press Shift+F3 to open the Insert Function dialog box.
6. From the User Defined category, insert the ReverseText function, see screenshot.

Screenshot // Problem: The Characters Are in Reverse Order

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thanks
ab wrote on December 31, 1969 19:00 EST

I had a string of 2,000 characters I needed reversed.
this saved me hours and hours of mind-numbing blin-inducing work. thank you, thank you, thank you (kissing feet)

Thank you!
Martin wrote on December 31, 1969 19:00 EST

What a great help. Saved hours of work.

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