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I need to copy the first 8 characters from one cell to another like this:

lampshades
cheapcars
fluffybunny

will be

lampshad
cheapcar
fluffybu

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Mike


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I just found it: =LEFT(A1, 8)





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I need to copy the first 8 characters from one cell to another like this:

lampshades
cheapcars
fluffybunny

will be

lampshad
cheapcar
fluffybu

Regards
Mike



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