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Jul 9, 2014

trying to limit the number of characters entered in a cell.

I clicked on Custom then =LEN(A10)=6 which works when i enter more or less than 6 characters, however it lets you paste in something which has more than 6 charters.

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Ok here it is. Attached worksheet shows
Column A - Key Numbers...No data value
Column B - Inventory IN
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