Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Excel versions: 2007, 2010, and 2013. 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: Reversing Cell Contents.
Did you ever want to reverse the contents of what is contained in a cell? Using the Reverse macro, you can easily change "My text" to "txet yM." The macro is instructive in techniques to access and modify the contents of a cell.
Please Note:
This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Excel versions: 2007, 2010, and 2013. 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: 
Sub Reverse()
If Not ActiveCell.HasFormula Then
sRaw = ActiveCell.Text
sNew = ""
For J = 1 To Len(sRaw)
sNew = Mid(sRaw, J, 1) + sNew
Next J
ActiveCell.Value = sNew
End If
End Sub
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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2016-08-12 11:15:09
JMJ
@Micky,
OK, well played! :-)
2016-08-10 06:33:02
Michael (Micky) Avidan
@JMJ,
It will still remain a single VBA command:
If Not ActiveCell.HasFormula Then Selection = StrReverse(Selection)
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Michael (Micky) Avidan
“Microsoft® Answers" - Wiki author & Forums Moderator
“Microsoft®” MVP – Excel (2009-2017)
ISRAEL
2016-08-09 07:45:53
JMJ
@Micky
Yes, very nice!
But there IS a difference: Allen's macro explicitly excludes formulas, while yours doesn't.
So, a cell containing A1 & A2 will be ignored in the first case and its content will be reverted in the second. But the formula is gone, then!
Using one solution or the other depends on what you really need...
JMJ
2016-08-09 07:22:22
Michael (Micky) Avidan
To the best of my knowledge - the following single command will achieve the same:
Selection = StrReverse(Selection)
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Michael (Micky) Avidan
“Microsoft® Answers" - Wiki author & Forums Moderator
“Microsoft®” MVP – Excel (2009-2017)
ISRAEL
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