Try the following formula:

=ISNUMBER(--LEFT(A1,3))

It will return TRUE if the left 3 characters of A1 are numeric,
FALSE otherwise.


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"TimE" wrote
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I would like to check if the first three characters are alpha,
if so,
remove them. The alpha characters will be any combination.

EX.

BEFORE - ABC123
RESULT - 123

The alpha will not be the same or I would use:
=IF(LEFT(A1,3)="ABC",RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-3))

Thanks in advance for ANY assistance.


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