printing more than 1024 characters in a cell

[Lisa]

I have Excel 2003 and can see all of the text contained within one cell (more
than 1024 charcters) in the formula bar but once I click out of the cell part
of the txt disappears.

I have used Alt+enter to break the text into paragraphs but this doesn't
solve the problem.

I would like to print large text wrap cells >1024 characters. Is it possible
or do I need to split the txt into multiple cells based on the charater limit?

 

[Dave Peterson]

I've tested putting alt-enters every 80 (or so) characters. I've adjusted the
rowheight to fit and changed the font (if I needed to). And I've done print
preview that showed over 5k characters.

How many characters are in your cell?

 

[dbahooker]

Excel isn't a database you fucking retards.

Use a database to keep long text..

Excel is for retards... lose the training wheels; you are stuck in the
1st grade of the technology ladder.

-Aaron
ADP Nationalist

 

[Zilbandy]

Excel is for retards... lose the training wheels; you are stuck in the
1st grade of the technology ladder.

And, where the hell did you start your 'learning' experiences—graduate
school? When it comes to Excel, or any spreadsheet application, I
consider my self still in kindergarten. Get a real life!

 

[semiopen]

Excel isn't a database you fucking retards.

Use a database to keep long text..

Excel is for retards... lose the training wheels; you are stuck in the
1st grade of the technology ladder.

-Aaron
ADP Nationalist

I like to play chess. I have been studying it and playing it for over
20 years. For the life of me, I can't understand why anybody would want
to play checkers rather than chess - checkers seems like a kid's game
by comparison. But - I don't intrude on internet checker forums and say
things like "Play a real game you fucking retards. Take off your
training wheels and play chess rather than checkers." I know that if I
do so I wouldn't succeed in saying anything cogent about the relative
merits of chess and checkers, but I would succeed in inadvertently
saying something all-too-cogent about the defective nature of my
personality. Why not get a life? I hear they're on sale at WalMart.

 

[OM]

Actually dipshit - Excel (and ALL spreadsheets) ARE databases - just very
specialised - probably beyond your ability to understand in fact.....

OM

 

[Zilbandy]

Actually dipshit - Excel (and ALL spreadsheets) ARE databases - just very
specialised - probably beyond your ability to understand in fact.....

The person you are responding to didn't say that. You are replying to
the wrong guy. Thimk before you hit that send button. :/

 

[semiopen]

The person you are responding to didn't say that. You are replying to
the wrong guy. Thimk before you hit that send button. :/

? On my web-browser OM appears to be responding directly to Aaron (and
not, say the OP). Maybe it is a google-group glitch or something.

 

[TedMi]

Dear Unknown: When you post, please feel free to use that big text box
labelled "Message" to describe what it is you want to do, and what problems
you find with doing it.

 

[TKnTexas]

If you have a lot of text fields like this, I can suggest Filemaker
Pro. Existing Excel-databases can be opened in Filemaker Pro to jump
start you. It will create your fields, field types are assigned by
data-recognition of what FMPro finds. It will use column headings to
name your fields.

From there you can have text fields of 2gig maximum, certainly more

than you would want. A couple years ago I stopped using spreadsheet
databases for Filemaker Pro. I would want access to the data when
someone else was entering information or viewing. Databases are
multi-user friendly, spreadsheets are not. I used Filemaker instead of
Access because it is easier to use. Programming for repetitive tasks
is similar to using macros versus having to be a VBA prgrammer.

TK

 

[dbahooker]

good stuff

yeah; I vote for fileMaker instead of Excel at least

but Access is more scalable if you choose the right flavor; Access Data
Projects run circles around FileMaker lol
and it's cheaper and it's got enterprise level tools.


-Aaron