Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Excel versions: 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Excel 2007 or later), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Excel, click here: Reversing Cell Contents.
Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated August 30, 2022)
This tip applies to Excel 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
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.
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 already contains a formula.
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2018-02-24 05:55:37
Rick Rothstein
You can eliminate the loop by using VB's built-in StrReverse function...
Sub Reverse()
If Not ActiveCell.HasFormula Then
ActiveCell.Value = StrReverse(ActiveCell.Text)
End If
End Sub
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