how to count first 5 letters in a cell
Count number of alphabets in a Cell. Brightner asked on May 2, 2010. I need a formula which counts the number of letters in a cell. For ex: A1= sample1234. Result B1= 6 (were in word sample is 6 lettered). I am using windows 7 with excel 2007. I know there is Macro, but need a formula to evaluate this.ssuming there are only letters and digits: best wishes. Brightner wrote in message news:fc7795d0-dfa4-4cf6-b7a4-4fcc056d3b10 ... I need a formula which counts the number of letters in a cell. For ex: A1= sample1234. Result B1= 6 (were in word sample is 6 lettered). I am using windows 7 with excel 2007.