Try this

=TRIM(LEFT(A1,FIND("-",A1,1)-1))

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Mike

"NickPro72" wrote:

Here is my example:

1 - fksdlafjd
2 - dklsafj
3 - lkdfjad
......
....
10 - salkjdfjdsl
11 - dklsafjsdj;lfdf

I am trying to grab the beginning # and put it in a different cell. This is
the formula that I am trying: =value(left(cell_ref,??????)). This is not
working for me. Any other ideas?