LEN ( text / cell )

Returns the length (number of characters) in the text or cell

Example
=LEN("hello")
=LEN(D3)

Output
5

LEFT ( text/cell [, number] )

Returns the left most character of the text or cell content if no number
is given.
If any positive number is provided then it returns that number of charac
ters from
left side of the text or cell.
Example

Output
=LEFT( "india" )
=LEFT("INDIA", 3 )

i
IND

RIGHT ( text/cell [, number] )

Returns the right most character of the text or cell content if no numbe
r is given.
If any positive number is provided then it returns that number of charac
ters from
right side of the text or cell.
Example

Output
=RIGHT( "india" )
=RIGHT("INDIA", 3 )

a
DIA

MID(text/cell, starting position, number of characters)

Returns the specified number of characters starting from specified posit
ion of the
text or cell content.
Example

Output
=MID("India", 2,3)

ndi

FIND("search text", text/cell [, start position ])

Returns the position of the first occurance of the "search text" within
the specified
text or cell. If the start position is specified the it returns the posi
tion of first
occurance of the search text from the start position of the specified te
xt or cell.
Example

Output
=FIND("D", "INDIA")
3
=FIND("I", "INDIA")
1
=FIND("I", "INDIA", 3)
4
=FIND("a", "INDIA")
ERROR
NOTE : The FIND function is case sensitive.

SEARCH("search text", text/cell [, start position ])

Returns the position of the first occurance of the "search text" (in eit
her case)
within the specified
text or cell. If the start position is specified
it returns the
position of first occurance of the search text from the start position o
f the specified

text or cell.
Example
=SEARCH("D",
=SEARCH("I",
=SEARCH("I",
=SEARCH("a",
NOTE

Output
"INDIA")
3
"INDIA")
1
"INDIA", 3)
4
"INDIA")
5
: The SEARCH function is not case sensitive.

CONCATENATE( list of text and cells seperated by comma )

Returns the merged value of all text and cell content.
Example
=CONCATENATE("Good", "Morning")
=CONCATENATE("Good", " ", "Morning")
NOTE
rning

Output
GoodMorning
Good Morning

We may use "&" sign to merge two items.

= "Good" & "Morning"
GoodMorning
= "Good" & " " & "Morning"

Good Mo