Excel Text Functions are important for cleaning up text data, extracting portions from cells or presenting combined results. In this concise video, learn the most important text functions and how to use them with 6 practical, everyday examples.
The functions you will learn are:
LEFT, RIGHT, MID, LEN, FIND, TEXTJOIN
The examples are:
Gender code (M for Male, F for Female)
Extracting First name from a name
Getting Last name from a name
Converting a name to "Last name, first name" format
All male staff names, comma separated
Word count
Timestamps:
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0:00 - Introduction
0:49 - The 6 text functions
5:56 - The 6 business examples
10:32 - Bonus (SUBSTITUTE) example for WORD COUNT
Sample file:
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https://chandoo.org/wp/important-text-functions/
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