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The document outlines various Excel text functions that are useful for cleaning and formatting data, including LEFT, RIGHT, MID, and FIND. It describes how to manipulate text strings, remove unwanted characters, and format numbers. Additionally, it provides examples of using the TEXT function to format dates and numbers in specific ways.

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Original 1601014802 Excel Beyond Number Infographic

The document outlines various Excel text functions that are useful for cleaning and formatting data, including LEFT, RIGHT, MID, and FIND. It describes how to manipulate text strings, remove unwanted characters, and format numbers. Additionally, it provides examples of using the TEXT function to format dates and numbers in specific ways.

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EXCEL BEYOND NUMBERS – Text functions useful for cleaning and formatting of data

Function ( Syntax) Description


LEFT(text, num_chars) Returns a specified number of characters from the TEXT function
left of a text string.
RIGHT(text, num_chars) Returns a specified number of characters from the The TEXT function lets you change the way a num-
right of a text string. ber appears by applying formatting to it with
MID(text, start_num, num_chars) Returns a specified number of characters from the format codes.
middle of a text string.
FIND(find_text, within_text, [start_num], Returns the starting position of one text string =TEXT( Value you want to format, "Format code
[NotFound]) within another text string, (is case sensitive) you want to apply")
LEN(text) Returns the number of characters in a text string
CLEAN(text) Removes the first 32 nonprinting characters in the Function ( Syntax) Description
7-bit ASCII code
TRIM(text) Removes all spaces from text except for single
spaces between words =TEXT Currency with a thousands sep-
SUBSTITUTE(text, old_text, new_text, Substitutes new_text for old_text in a text string (1234.567,"$#,##0.00") arator and 2 decimals, like
[instance_num]) (is case sensitive) $1,234.57. Note that Excel
CODE(text) Returns a numeric code for the first character in a rounds the value to 2 decimal
text string.
places.
CHAR(number) Returns the character specified by a number.
VALUE(text) Converts a text string that represents a number to
=TEXT(TODAY(),”DD-MM Today’s date in DD-MM-YY
a number
UPPER(text) Change case to uppercase -YY") format, like 31-03-20

LOWER(text) Change case to lowercase


=TEXT(TODAY(),"DDDD") Today’s day of the week, like
PROPER(text) Change case to proper case
Monday
CONCATENATE(text1, text2, …) Joins two or more text strings into one string
& =A1&B1&C1 Joins two or more text strings into one string
CONCAT(text1, [text2],…) Combines the text from multiple ranges/strings =TEXT(1234,"0000000") Add leading zeros (0), like
TEXTJOIN(delimiter, ignore_empty, text1, Combines text from multiple ranges / strings, and 0001234
[text2], …) includes the option to specify a delimiter

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