Function Rept()

Rept()

This function fills a cell with the given string repeated 'n' number of times

Syntax:

= Rept (Text , Number of Times)

Text = is the text or characters to be repeated

Number of Times = is the number of times the given text is to be repeated

Example:

= Rept ("M", 7) - result will be - MMMMMMM

= Rept ("E M", 3) - result will be - E ME ME M

Note: note the highglighted characters in the above examples. The number of characters to be removed and the number of new characters to be inserted may not be same. You can insert as many characters as you want in place of any number of characters from the string

Excel Matic Tip:

The Rept() function repeates a given character 'n' number of times and this number provided in the function can be used dynamically for other purposes, such as:

Make Graphic presentation of numeric data without using graphs:

• In cell A1 to cell A10 write any numbers (try not to go beyond 50)
• Now in cell B1 type this function:
  
  = Rept("l", a1)
  
  
• The character I have used is present on your keyboards above the Return key. You would need to press SHIFT and then the key above return key
• Now copy this function till range B10

The output you will get will be something like this:

The image above uses Rept() to create a bar graph with "l" symbol which represents the frequency given in column A

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