Text Function
Text function in excel are functions that are usually associated with text for carrying out various operations. The commonly used text functions in excel are as shown below.
FUNCTIONS | USAGE |
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TRIM() |
The trim function is used in excel to remove spaces from text |
PROPER() |
This function is used to capitalize the first letter of each word in the sentence |
UPPER() |
This function is used to capitalize all the letters of in the sentence |
LOWER() |
This function is used to change all the letters of the sentence to lowercase |
LEN() |
The len function is used to get the number of characters, including white spaces. |
CONCAT() or CONCATENATE() |
These functions are used to join two or more text that are contained in different column, together in one column |
SUBSTITUTE() |
The substitute function is used to replace a character or string with another. |
REPEAT() |
This function is used when you want to repeat a character, text or string in particular number of times. |
FIND() |
This function is used to find the position of a character, text or string in a particular text or string. |
LEFT() |
This function is used to extract characters from the left side of a string or text |
RIGHT() |
This function is used to extract characters from the right side of a string or text |
MID() |
This function is used to extract characters from the middle of a string or text |
SEARCH() |
This function is also used search and return number which is the starting position of a substring in a string. |