Text functions
How to use the REPLACE function
The REPLACE function substitutes a part of a text string based on the number of characters and length with a […]
How to use the TEXTSPLIT function
The TEXTSPLIT function lets you split a string into an array across columns and rows based on delimiting characters. Formula […]
How to use the TEXTAFTER function
The TEXTAFTER function extracts a string after a specific substring in a given value. Formula in cell E3: =TEXTAFTER(B3, C3) […]
How to use the TEXTBEFORE function
The TEXTBEFORE function extracts a string before a specific substring from a given value. Formula in cell E3: =TEXTBEFORE(B3, C3) […]
How to use the UNICODE function
Use the UNICODE function to return a Unicode number based on a character. Excel Function Syntax UNICHAR(text) Arguments text Required. […]
How to use the UNICHAR function
Use the UNICHAR function to calculate a character based on a number. Excel Function Syntax UNICHAR(number) Arguments number Required. The […]
How to use the CONCATENATE function
The CONCATENATE function lets you add text strings into one single text string. The function has been replaced by the […]
The ASC function converts full-width (double-byte) characters to half-width (single-byte) characters. This function is for double-byte character set (DBCS) languages. […]
How to use the CONCAT function
The CONCAT function concatenates values from multiple cells. There is, however, no delimiting character or a way to ignore empty […]
The T function returns a text value if the argument is a text value. Formula in cell C3: =T(B3) The […]
The FIND function returns the position of a specific string in another string, reading left to right. Note, the FIND function […]
Converts a text string that represents a number to a number. This function is included for compatibility with other software. […]
The CLEAN function deletes nonprintable characters in a value, more specifically, it is designed to delete the first 32 nonprinting […]
The LEN function returns the number of characters in a cell value. Table of Contents LEN function Syntax LEN function […]
Use CHAR function to convert a number to the corresponding character. This is determined by your computers character set. Windows ANSI […]
The CODE function returns a specific number for the first character of the text argument, determined by your computer's character […]
The LOWER function converts a value to lower case letters. Formula in cell C3: =LOWER(B3) Table of Contents LOWER Function […]
The REPT function repeats a specific text a chosen number of times. Formula in cell D3: =REPT(B3,C3) Table of Contents […]
How to use the SUBSTITUTE function
Formula in cell E3: =SUBSTITUTE(B3,C3,D3) The SUBSTITUTE function replaces a specific text string in a value. It is case sensitive […]
Converts a value to upper case letters. Formula in cell C3: =UPPER(B3) Table of Contents UPPER Function Syntax UPPER Function Arguments UPPER Function […]
The EXACT function allows you to check if two values are precisely the same, it returns TRUE or FALSE. The […]
The picture above shows you values that have multiple leading and trailing blanks, sometimes also multiple blanks between words. The […]
The RIGHT function extracts a specific number of characters always starting from the right. Excel Function Syntax RIGHT(text,[num_chars]) Arguments text […]
The LEFT function extracts a specific number of characters always starting from the left. Formula in cell C3: =LEFT(B3, 1) […]
The MID function returns a substring from a string based on the starting position and the number of characters you want […]
This article demonstrates how to use the TEXT function in great detail. The formula in cell D3 formats the number […]
How to use the TEXTJOIN function
The TEXTJOIN function is a relatively new function introduced in Excel 2019, it is like the CONCATENATE function on steroids […]
How to use the SEARCH function
Returns a number representing the position a substring is, if found in a textstring. FIND is case sensitive and SEARCH is not.