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MASTERING
EXCEL
10 TEXT
FUNCTIONS
FOR BEGINNERS
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1
COMBINE TEXT
EASILY
The CONCATENATE function allows
you to join multiple text strings into
one. For instance,
=CONCATENATE(A1, " ", B1) merges
the content of A1 and B1 with a space
in between.
Alternatively, use TEXTJOIN for more
flexibility, especially with delimiters,
e.g., =TEXTJOIN(", ", TRUE, A1:A3).

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2
EXTRACT
CHARACTERS
FROM TEXT
Use the LEFT and RIGHT functions to
extract a specific number of characters
from the start or end of a text string.
For example, =LEFT(A1, 3) gives you
the first three characters of cell A1, and
=RIGHT(A1, 4) retrieves the last four
characters.

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3
EXTRACT TEXT
FROM THE
MIDDLE
The MID function is perfect for
extracting text from the middle of a
string.
Use it with =MID(A1, start_num,
num_chars), where start_num is the
starting position and num_chars is the
number of characters to extract.

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4
DETERMINE TEXT
LENGTH
The LEN function counts the number
of characters in a text string.
This is useful for validating data
length, e.g., =LEN(A1) tells you how
many characters are in cell A1,
including spaces.

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5
LOCATE TEXT
WITHIN TEXT
Use FIND and SEARCH to locate the
position of a substring within a text
string. FIND is case-sensitive, while
SEARCH is not. For example,
=FIND("apple", A1) returns the position
of "apple" in A1.

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6
CHANGE TEXT
CASE
Convert text to upper, lower, or proper
case with UPPER, LOWER, and
PROPER functions.
For instance, =UPPER(A1) changes all
characters in A1 to uppercase, while
=PROPER(A1) capitalizes the first letter
of each word.

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7
REMOVE EXTRA
SPACES
The TRIM function removes extra
spaces from a text string, leaving only
single spaces between words.
This is handy for cleaning up imported
data, e.g., =TRIM(A1).

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MODIFY TEXT
e.g., =REPLACE(A1, 1, 5, "Hello").
SUBSTITUTE replaces specific text 8
Use REPLACE to change part of a text
string based on position and length,

within a string, e.g., =SUBSTITUTE(A1,


"old_text", "new_text").

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9
FORMAT
NUMBERS AS
TEXT
The TEXT function formats numbers
as text, using a specified format. For
example, =TEXT(A1, "0") formats the
number in A1 as text.
Experiment with the second argument
for interesting results.

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10
CONVERT TEXT TO
NUMBERS
The VALUE function converts a text
string that represents a number into a
numeric value. This is useful for
converting numbers stored as text
back into numeric values, e.g.,
=VALUE(A1).

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