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Hi

need the formula to bring over only 6 of the characters from 1 cell to
another,

I thought it was =Left (A1, [6]) but it doesnt work

what am I doing wrong?


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Nearly there

Try =LEFT(A1,6)

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need the formula to bring over only 6 of the characters from 1 cell to
another,

I thought it was =Left (A1, [6]) but it doesnt work

what am I doing wrong?


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Lol thank you sooooo Much

Feeling pretty stupid right now, but I truly appreciate

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Nearly there

Try =LEFT(A1,6)

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phuser wrote:
Hi

need the formula to bring over only 6 of the characters from 1 cell to
another,

I thought it was =Left (A1, [6]) but it doesnt work

what am I doing wrong?




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