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The LEN function is used to count the number of characters in a cell.

1. Select the cell where you want the result to display.

2. Type =LEN(text) where "text" is the cell that contains the text characters you want to count. For example, if A1 contains the text apple, then =LEN(A1) would return the number 5.

The LEN function is used to count the number of characters in a cell.

1. Select the cell where you want the result to display.

2. Type =LEN(text) where "text" is the cell that contains the text characters you want to count. For example, if A1 contains the text apple, then =LEN(A1) would return the number 5.

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