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i have a column and want to separte see example
2 U82
2 U83

i want to separate i thought i could do it like this

=left(A1,4) should give me 2
i thought please help

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Default seperate a cell

If 2 is the first character:

=LEFT(A1,1)

=RIGHT(A1,3) will give U82

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i have a column and want to separte see example
2 U82
2 U83

i want to separate i thought i could do it like this

=left(A1,4) should give me 2
i thought please help

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Default seperate a cell

try using:

=Left(A1,1)

instead
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"dlb1228" wrote:

i have a column and want to separte see example
2 U82
2 U83

i want to separate i thought i could do it like this

=left(A1,4) should give me 2
i thought please help

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