That something special is to add alt-enters (to force a new line within the
cell) every 80-100 characters.
Then depending on the font, you'll be able to see lots more. (You may have to
adjust the rowheight manually, though.)
You can use =len(a1) to see how many the length of the string in A1.
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But if you really have lots of this text like stuff, you may want to consider
using a real word processor -- like MSWord. You'll get the added benefit of all
the word processing tools, too.
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Dave Peterson