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SUMMARYIn Microsoft Excel 97, the "Worksheet and workbook specifications" Help topic states that the maximum size of an array in a worksheet is 6,553 elements. This information is incorrect. This article explains the limitations of arrays in Microsoft Excel 97. MORE INFORMATIONIn Microsoft Excel 97, arrays in worksheets are limited by available random access memory and by the "entire column" rule. Available MemoryUnlike earlier versions of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Excel 97 does not impose a limit on the size of worksheet arrays; you are limited only by the amount of available memory on your computer. Because of this, you can create very large arrays that contain hundreds of thousands of cells.The "Entire Column" RuleAlthough Microsoft Excel 97 allows you to create very large arrays, it does not allow you to create an array that uses an entire column or multiple columns of cells. This limitation is designed to prevent you from creating an array that uses an entire column of cells. Because recalculating an array formula that uses an entire column of cells (there 65,536 cells in a column) is somewhat time consuming, Microsoft Excel 97 does not allow you to create this kind of array in a formula.Earlier Versions of Microsoft ExcelFor more information about the limits of worksheet arrays in earlier versions of Microsoft Excel, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:Q75376 XL: Maximum Array Size in Microsoft Excel Array Formula ExamplesThe following is a list of array formula examples:
NOTE: To use these examples, create a new workbook. Note that you must
enter each formula as an array formula. To do this, type the formula in the
formula bar, and then press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER to enter the formula.
Array Formula Results:
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