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Combine Left And Len Functions

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HappyYou can remove the last characters from a cell's text string by combining the LEFT and LEN (length) functions.

The following spreadsheet extract shows an example of removing two characters.

Excel Spreadsheet:
 ABC
1 Text: Formula: 
2 ABCDEFG =LEFT(A2,LEN(A2)-2) 
3   

The result of the formula in cell B2 is 'ABCDE' with the 'FG' removed.

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