Saturday, January 28, 2012

Excel specifications and limits - MS Excel 2010

Microsoft Excel 2010

Worksheet and workbook specifications and limits

FEATUREMAXIMUM LIMIT
Open workbooksLimited by available memory and system resources
Worksheet size1,048,576 rows by 16,384 columns
Column width255 characters
Row height409 points
Page breaks1,026 horizontal and vertical
Total number of characters that a cell can contain32,767 characters
Characters in a header or footer255
Sheets in a workbookLimited by available memory (default is 3 sheets)
Colors in a workbook16 million colors (32 bit with full access to 24 bit color spectrum)
Named views in a workbookLimited by available memory
Unique cell formats/cell styles64,000
Fill styles256
Line weight and styles256
Unique font types1,024 global fonts available for use; 512 per workbook
Number formats in a workbookBetween 200 and 250, depending on the language version of Excel that you have installed
Names in a workbookLimited by available memory
Windows in a workbookLimited by available memory
Panes in a window4
Linked sheetsLimited by available memory
ScenariosLimited by available memory; a summary report shows only the first 251 scenarios
Changing cells in a scenario32
Adjustable cells in Solver200
Custom functionsLimited by available memory
Zoom range10 percent to 400 percent
ReportsLimited by available memory
Sort references64 in a single sort; unlimited when using sequential sorts
Undo levels100
Fields in a data form32
Workbook parameters255 parameters per workbook
Items displayed in filter drop-down lists10,000
Noncontiguous cells that can be selected2,147,483,648 cells
Calculation specifications and limits
FEATUREMAXIMUM LIMIT
Number precision15 digits
Smallest allowed negative number-2.2251E-308
Smallest allowed positive number2.2251E-308
Largest allowed positive number9.99999999999999E+307
Largest allowed negative number-9.99999999999999E+307
Largest allowed positive number via formula1.7976931348623158e+308
Largest allowed negative number via formula-1.7976931348623158e+308
Length of formula contents8,192 characters
Internal length of formula16,384 bytes
Iterations32,767
Worksheet arraysLimited by available memory
Selected ranges2,048
Arguments in a function255
Nested levels of functions64
User defined function categories255
Number of available worksheet functions341
Size of the operand stack1,024
Cross-worksheet dependency64,000 worksheets that can refer to other sheets
Cross-worksheet array formula dependencyLimited by available memory
Area dependencyLimited by available memory
Area dependency per worksheetLimited by available memory
Dependency on a single cell4 billion formulas that can depend on a single cell
Linked cell content length from closed workbooks32,767
Earliest date allowed for calculationJanuary 1, 1900 (January 1, 1904, if 1904 date system is used)
Latest date allowed for calculationDecember 31, 9999
Largest amount of time that can be entered9999:59:59
Charting specifications and limits
FEATUREMAXIMUM LIMIT
Charts linked to a worksheetLimited by available memory
Worksheets referred to by a chart255
Data series in one chart255
Data points in a data series for 2-D chartsLimited by available memory
Data points in a data series for 3-D chartsLimited by available memory
Data points for all data series in one chartLimited by available memory
PivotTable and PivotChart report specifications and limits
FEATUREMAXIMUM LIMIT
PivotTable reports on a sheetLimited by available memory
Unique items per field1,048,576
Row or column fields in a PivotTable reportLimited by available memory
Report filters in a PivotTable report256 (may be limited by available memory)
Value fields in a PivotTable report256
Calculated item formulas in a PivotTable reportLimited by available memory
Report filters in a PivotChart report256 (may be limited by available memory)
Value fields in a PivotChart report256
Calculated item formulas in a PivotChart reportLimited by available memory
Length of the MDX name for a PivotTable item32,767
Length for a relational PivotTable string32,767
Items displayed in filter drop-down lists10,000

Shared workbook specifications and limits

FEATUREMAXIMUM LIMIT
Users who can open and share a shared workbook at the same time256
Personal views in a shared workbookLimited by available memory
Days that change history is maintained32,767 (default is 30 days)
Workbooks that can be merged at one timeLimited by available memory
Cells that can be highlighted in a shared workbook32,767
Colors used to identify changes made by different users when change highlighting is turned on32 (each user is identified by a separate color; changes made by the current user are highlighted with navy blue)
Excel tables in a shared workbook
0 (zero)
 NOTE   A workbook that contains one or more Excel tables cannot be shared.






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