Hi Larry

=LEFT(A1,1) will return the first character within cell A1
as will =MID(A1,1,1)
=MID(A1,2,1) will return the second character.

=CODE(MID(A1,1,1)) will return the ASCII code number of the first character

I hope that this will get you started.

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Regards

Roger Govier


"Larry" wrote in message
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I have a cell that I need to fiding out what the 1st two characters in the
cell are AND then put a related character in another column.
Can I do this in Excel??????
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Larry