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Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated August 29, 2022)
This tip applies to Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and Excel in Microsoft 365
Did you ever want to reverse the contents of what is contained in a cell? Using the StrReverse function in VBA, you can easily change "My text" to "txet yM."
Dim sTemp As String sTemp = "My text" sTemp = StrReverse(sTemp)
When completed, the text in the sTemp variable will be equal to "txet yM." If you want to reverse the contents of a cell in a worksheet, you could use the following:
Selection = StrReverse(Selection)
This reverses whatever cell is selected in the worksheet. I find it helpful, though, to build out the usage just a bit to make sure that only a single cell is selected and that the cell does not contain a formula:
Please Note:
This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Excel versions: 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and Excel in Microsoft 365. If you are using an earlier version (Excel 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Excel, click here:
If Selection.Count =1 Then
If Not Selection.HasFormula Then Selection = StrReverse(Selection)
End If
This macro only affects a single selected cell, and it will not make any changes to a cell that contains a formula.
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2022-04-16 12:24:18
J. Woolley
@Rkeev
I'm not sure what you want, but this macro will reverse all text string constants in the selected range. It skips cells that have a formula or a numeric or logical constant.
Sub ReverseTextInSelection()
For Each cell In Selection
t = WorksheetFunction.IsText(cell.Value)
If t And (Not cell.HasFormula) Then
cell.Value = StrReverse(cell.Value)
End If
Next cell
End Sub
2022-04-15 08:16:59
Rkeev
I know you convert this macro to a loop but Is there a way to do this in memory? Such as copy a range into an array then perform the reverse macro, then return the array to the spreadsheet without waiting for a loop?
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