The number 3 is chosen for Num_chars because we want to extract the three characters from the far left of the text string in cell A2. When you want to extract a certain number of characters from the ...

This guide provides step-by-step instructions with examples how to extract a substring in Excel using various text functions.

Adding a text to a cell in Excel using Formula requires use of ampersand operator, CONCAT function, or the LEFT, RIGHT, and LEN functions.