Weegy: In Excel 2003 and above, you can have up to 32K characters in a worksheet cell, but only the first 1000 or so are displayed (the exact number depends on your font and display characteristics). [ [ However, you can increase the number of characters displayed if you add line breaks in the cell (press Alt+Enter). ] User: AND WHAT ABOUT FORMULA ? Weegy: One cell in Excel can hold 32,767 characters. [ The maximum you can see in a cell on the worksheet is 1,024, but all 32,767 are shown in the formula bar. Read more: ] (More)