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Range.PrefixCharacter property (Excel)

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Returns the prefix character for the cell. Read-only Variant.

Syntax

expression.PrefixCharacter

expression A variable that represents a Range object.

Remarks

If the TransitionNavigKeys property is False, this prefix character will be ' for a text label, or blank.

If the TransitionNavigKeys property is True, this character will be ' for a left-justified label, " for a right-justified label, ^ for a centered label, \ for a repeated label, or blank.

Example

This example displays the prefix character for cell A1 on Sheet1.

MsgBox "The prefix character is " & _ 
 Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1").PrefixCharacter

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