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<h1>LEN/LENB Function</h1>
<p>The <b>LEN/LENB</b> function is one of the text and data functions. Is used to analyse the specified string and return the number of characters it contains. The <b>LEN</b> function is intended for languages that use the single-byte character set (SBCS), while <b>LENB</b> - for languages that use the double-byte character set (DBCS) like Japanese, Chinese, Korean etc.</p>
<p>The <b>LEN/LENB</b> function syntax is:</p>
<p style="text-indent: 150px;"><b><em>LEN(string)</em></b></p>
<p style="text-indent: 150px;"><b><em>LENB(string)</em></b></p>
<p>where <b><em>string</em></b> is a data entered manually or included into the cell you make reference to.</p>
<p>To apply the <b>LEN/LENB</b> function,</p>
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<li>select the cell where you wish to display the result,</li>
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<li>click the <b>Insert function</b> <img alt="Insert function icon" src="../images/insertfunction.png" /> icon situated at the top toolbar,
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<br />or right-click within a selected cell and select the <b>Insert Function</b> option from the menu,
<br />or click the <img alt="Function icon" src="../images/function.png" /> icon situated at the formula bar,
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<li>select the <b>Text and data</b> function group from the list,</li>
<li>click the <b>LEN/LENB</b> function,</li>
<li>enter the required argument,
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<li>press the <b>Enter</b> button.</li>
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<p>The result will be displayed in the selected cell.</p>
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