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LEFT
This function returns the specified leftmost characters from a text value.
Syntax
LEFT(mytext, [num_chars])
Arguments
This function has these arguments:
Argument | Description |
|---|---|
mytext | [Required] Text string that contains the characters you want to extract. |
num_chars | [Optional] Number of characters to extract; if omitted, uses one; if not an integer, the number is truncated |
The mytext argument can be a string, a formula that returns a string, or a reference to a cell containing a string.
The num_chars argument has these rules:
It must be greater than or equal to zero.
If it is greater than the length of text, this function returns all the text.
Examples
LEFT(A2,LEN(A2)-1)
LEFT(R2C1,LEN(R2C1)-1)
LEFT("TotalPrice") gives the result T
LEFT("Total Price", 5) gives the result Total