Worksheet and workbook specifications and limits |
MAXIMUM LIMIT |
Maximum limits of memory storage and file size for Data Model workbooks |
Depends on System, please refer MSDN |
Open workbooks |
Limited by available memory and system resources |
Sheets in a workbook |
Limited by available memory |
Names in a workbook |
Limited by available memory |
Windows in a workbook |
Limited by available memory |
Linked sheets |
Limited by available memory |
Scenarios |
Limited by available memory; a summary report shows only the first 251 scenarios |
Custom functions |
Limited by available memory |
Reports |
Limited by available memory |
Named views in a workbook |
Limited by available memory |
Worksheet size |
1,048,576 rows by 16,384 columns |
Column width |
255 characters |
Row height |
409 points |
Page breaks |
1,026 horizontal and vertical |
Total number of characters that a cell can contain |
32,767 characters |
Characters in a header or footer |
255 |
Colors in a workbook |
16 million colors (32 bit with full access to 24 bit color spectrum) |
Unique cell formats/cell styles |
64,000 |
Fill styles |
256 |
Line weight and styles |
256 |
Unique font types |
1,024 global fonts available for use; 512 per workbook |
Number formats in a workbook |
Between 200 and 250, depending on the language version of Excel that you have installed |
Hyperlinks in a worksheet |
66,530 hyperlinks |
Panes in a window |
4 |
Changing cells in a scenario |
32 |
Adjustable cells in Solver |
200 |
Zoom range |
10 percent to 400 percent |
Sort references |
64 in a single sort; unlimited when using sequential sorts |
Undo levels |
100 |
Fields in a data form |
32 |
Workbook parameters |
255 parameters per workbook |
Items displayed in filter drop-down lists |
10,000 |
Noncontiguous cells that can be selected |
2,147,483,648 cells |
Calculation specifications and limits |
MAXIMUM LIMIT |
Worksheet arrays |
Limited by available memory |
Cross-worksheet array formula dependency |
Limited by available memory |
Area dependency |
Limited by available memory |
Area dependency per worksheet |
Limited by available memory |
Number precision |
15 digits |
Smallest allowed negative number |
-2.23E-308 |
Smallest allowed positive number |
2.23E-308 |
Largest allowed positive number |
1.00E+308 |
Largest allowed negative number |
-1.00E+308 |
Largest allowed positive number via formula |
1.7976931348623158e+308 |
Largest allowed negative number via formula |
-1.7976931348623158e+308 |
Length of formula contents |
8,192 characters |
Internal length of formula |
16,384 bytes |
Iterations |
32,767 |
Selected ranges |
2,048 |
Arguments in a function |
255 |
Nested levels of functions |
64 |
User defined function categories |
255 |
Number of available worksheet functions |
341 |
Size of the operand stack |
1,024 |
Cross-worksheet dependency |
64,000 worksheets that can refer to other sheets |
Dependency on a single cell |
4 billion formulas that can depend on a single cell |
Linked cell content length from closed workbooks |
32,767 |
Earliest date allowed for calculation |
January 1, 1900 (January 1, 1904, if 1904 date system is used) |
Latest date allowed for calculation |
31-Dec-99 |
Largest amount of time that can be entered |
9999:59:59 |
Charting specifications and limits |
MAXIMUM LIMIT |
Charts linked to a worksheet |
Limited by available memory |
Data points in a data series for 2-D charts |
Limited by available memory |
Data points in a data series for 3-D charts |
Limited by available memory |
Data points for all data series in one chart |
Limited by available memory |
Worksheets referred to by a chart |
255 |
Data series in one chart |
255 |
PivotTable and PivotChart report specifications and limits |
MAXIMUM LIMIT |
PivotTable reports on a sheet |
Limited by available memory |
Row or column fields in a PivotTable report |
Limited by available memory |
Calculated item formulas in a PivotTable report |
Limited by available memory |
Calculated item formulas in a PivotChart report |
Limited by available memory |
Unique items per field |
1,048,576 |
Report filters in a PivotTable report |
256 (may be limited by available memory) |
Value fields in a PivotTable report |
256 |
Report filters in a PivotChart report |
256 (may be limited by available memory) |
Value fields in a PivotChart report |
256 |
Length of the MDX name for a PivotTable item |
32,767 |
Length for a relational PivotTable string |
32,767 |
Items displayed in filter drop-down lists |
10,000 |
Shared workbook specifications and limits |
MAXIMUM LIMIT |
Personal views in a shared workbook |
Limited by available memory |
Workbooks that can be merged at one time |
Limited by available memory |
Users who can open and share a shared workbook at the same time |
256 |
Days that change history is maintained |
32,767 (default is 30 days) |
Cells that can be highlighted in a shared workbook |
32,767 |
Colors used to identify changes made by different users when change highlighting is turned on |
32 (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) |
Why the limit of ‘Largest allowed positive number via formula 1.7976931348623158e+308’ in Excel 2010