Hi Very Confused,
You can use the following formula to determine if the first character in a string is a number or a letter:
Formula:
=IF(ISNUMBER(VALUE(LEFT(A1,1))), "Number", "Letter")
Here's how the formula works:
- LEFT(A1,1) extracts the first character from cell A1.
- VALUE converts the first character to a number (if it's a number) or returns an error (if it's a letter).
- ISNUMBER checks if the result from step 2 is a number.
- IF statement returns "Number" if the result from step 3 is TRUE, and "Letter" if it's FALSE.
You can replace "A1" in the formula with the cell reference that contains the string you want to check.