Want to have fun with your text and have it displayed backwards? Excel Macros will reverse text for you in a single click!

Make sure your Excel has the Developer Tab enabled following this tutorial.

I explain how you can do this below step by step!

What does it do?

Converts your selected text and puts it in reverse

Copy Source Code:


Public Function ReverseText(ByVal cell As Range) As String

'Reverse text using this function
ReverseText = VBA.strReverse(cell.Value)

End Function


'Make sure you have a selection ready
Sub ReverseTextInSelection()

Dim range As Range

Selection.Value= Selection.Value

'Loop through all the cells
For Each range In Selection
'Call your function
range= ReverseText(range)
Next range

End Sub

Final Result: 

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Exercise Workbook:

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This is our list of text. We’ve added a couple of palindromes in here for good measure! A palindrome is when you reverse the text it reads completely the same!

Reverse Text Function Using Macros In Excel | MyExcelOnline

STEP 1: Go to Developer > Code > Visual Basic

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STEP 2: Paste in your code and Select Save. Close the window afterwards.

We have also added a function in #1 to show you on how we define custom functionality. Then in #2 we refer to this function and use this functionality that we have created.

Reverse Text Function Using Macros In Excel | MyExcelOnline

 

STEP 3: Let us test it out!

Open the sheet containing the data. Go to Developer > Code > Macros

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Make sure your text and macro are selected. Click Run.

Reverse Text Function Using Macros In Excel | MyExcelOnline

 

With just one click, all of your text are now reversed! Notice the ones in red read exactly the same:

  • Was it a Cat I saw?
  • No Lemon, No Melon

Reverse Text Function Using Macros In Excel | MyExcelOnline

How to Reverse Text Using Macros in Excel

 

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