MS Excel: SPACE Function (VBA)

This Excel tutorial explains how to use the Excel SPACE function with syntax and examples.

Description

The Microsoft Excel SPACE function returns a string with a specified number of spaces.

Syntax

The syntax for the Microsoft Excel SPACE function is:

Space( number )

Parameters or Arguments

number is the number of spaces to be returned.

Applies To

The SPACE function can be used in the following versions of Microsoft Excel:

• Excel 2013, Excel 2011 for Mac, Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP, Excel 2000

Type of Excel Function

The SPACE function can be used in Microsoft Excel as the following type of function:

• VBA function (VBA)

Example (as VBA Function)

The SPACE function can only be used in VBA code in Microsoft Excel.
Let's look at some Excel SPACE function examples and explore how to use the SPACE function in Excel VBA code:

Space(3)
Result: "   "

Space(7)
Result: "       "

For example:

Dim LResult As String

LResult = Space(5)