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Hi Very Confused,

You can use the following formula to determine if the first character in a string is a number or a letter:

Formula:
=IF(ISNUMBER(VALUE(LEFT(A1,1))), "Number""Letter"
Here's how the formula works:
  1. LEFT(A1,1) extracts the first character from cell A1.
  2. VALUE converts the first character to a number (if it's a number) or returns an error (if it's a letter).
  3. ISNUMBER checks if the result from step 2 is a number.
  4. IF statement returns "Number" if the result from step 3 is TRUE, and "Letter" if it's FALSE.

You can replace "A1" in the formula with the cell reference that contains the string you want to check.
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