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Excel formula to extract a certain portion of a string. This can be done with the combination of functions LEFT, RIGHT, MID, FIND, or LEN

Examples:

1. Extract numbers before first dash from a string: 662-718-2255

Here we can use LEFT & FIND function.

LEFT function to extract text and FIND function to find the position of dash in string.

2. Extract numbers after first dash from a string: 662-718

Here we can use RIGHT, FIND & LEN function.

• RIGHT function to extract text. • FIND function to find the position of dash in string. • LEN to find the number of characters in the string.

3. Extract numbers after second dash from a string: 662-718-2255

Similarly 718 can be extracted from 662-718-2255 by using formula =MID(A23,FIND("-",A23)+1,LEN(A23)-FIND("-",A23,FIND("-",A23)+1)-1)