Excel Tutorial – LEN

The LEN function is a useful function in Excel that allows you to find the number of characters in a string of text.

To use the LEN function, you will need to follow these steps:

1. Select the cell where you want the result of the LEN function to appear.
2. Type “=LEN(” (without the quotes) into the cell.
3. Specify the cell or range of cells that contain the text that you want to find the length of.
4. Close the parenthesis by typing “)”.

For example, if you wanted to find the length of the text in cell A1, you could use the following formula: “=LEN(A1)”. This will return the number of characters in the text in cell A1.

You can also use the LEN function to find the length of a string of text that you specify directly in the formula. For example, if you wanted to find the length of the text “apple”, you could use the following formula: “=LEN(“apple”)”. This will return the number 5, which is the number of characters in the text “apple”.

You can also use the LEN function to find the length of a combined string of text. For example, if you wanted to find the length of the combined text in cells A1 and A2, you could use the following formula: “=LEN(A1 & A2)”. The “&” operator is used to combine the text in cells A1 and A2. This formula will return the total number of characters in the combined text.

I hope this tutorial has been helpful in understanding how to use the LEN function in Excel.