This function is not in common use. However advance users of Excel use this function. For example if there is a Tab character in cell content, then it is very difficult to find it in normal excel working. I can easily find and replace it by using SUBSTITUTE Function and CHAR Function. For...
Inserting a line break in Excel cell contents helps us, when We are writing very long formulas The length of content exceeding cell/column width We can insert line break by two methods. Using Alt + Enter Using formula CHAR(10) (CHAR Function) While writing long formulas use Alt + Enter to...
Converts a text string that represents a number to a number. VALUE(text) The VALUE function syntax has the following arguments: Text Required. The text enclosed in quotation marks or a reference to a cell containing the text you want to convert. There is very little use of VALUE function. Please...
This article describes the formula syntax and usage of the LEFT function in Microsoft Excel. LEFT returns the first character or characters in a text string, based on the number of characters you specify. The LEFT is also used for standardization of data. LEFT(text, [num_chars])
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This article describes the formula syntax and usage of the LOWER function in Microsoft Excel. Converts all uppercase letters in a text string to lowercase. LOWER(text) The LOWER function syntax has the following arguments: Text Required. The text you want to convert to lowercase. LOWER does not...
Converts text to uppercase. UPPER(text) The UPPER function syntax has the following arguments: Text Required. The text you want converted to uppercase. Text can be a reference or text string. DataFormulaResulttotal=UPPER(A2)TOTALYield=UPPER(A3)YIELD
Substitutes new_text for old_text in a text string. Use SUBSTITUTE when you want to replace specific text in a text string; use REPLACE when you want to replace any text that occurs in a specific location in a text string. SUBSTITUTE(text, old_text, new_text, ) The SUBSTITUTE function syntax has...
Removes all spaces from text except for single spaces between words. Use TRIM on text that you have received from another application that may have irregular spacing. TRIM(text) The TRIM function syntax has the following arguments: Text Required. The text from which you want spaces removed....
The SEARCH functions locate one text string within a second text string, and return the number of the starting position of the first text string from the first character of the second text string. For example, to find the position of the letter "z" in the word "kazam", you can use the following...
The REPT function Repeats text a given number of times. Use REPT to fill a cell with a number of instances of a text string. REPT(text, number_times) The REPT function syntax has the following arguments: Text Required. The text you want to repeat. Number_times Required. A positive number...
