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JIS function

Changes half width (single byte) characters to full width (double byte) characters.

Syntax

=JIS(text)

Arguments

ArgumentRequiredDescription
textRequiredThe text to convert

How to use JIS

JIS is kept so older workbooks keep working. It calculates the same way as DBCS, which is the name to use in new formulas.

JIS takes 1 required argument. Type =JIS( in a cell and SheetsBat shows the arguments as you go. Optional arguments are shown in square brackets; leave them out to use their default.

Examples

Each result below was calculated by the SheetsBat formula engine.

=DBCS("EXCEL")Result "EXCEL"
=DBCS("1 2")Result "1 2"

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