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MID

Returns a specific number of characters from a text string starting at the position you specify

Syntax

MID(text, start_num, num_chars)

Parameters

  • text: Required. The text string containing the characters you want to extract
  • start_num: Required. The position of the first character you want to extract in text (1-based)
  • num_chars: Required. The number of characters you want MID to return from text

Example

=MID("Fluid Flow", 1, 5)
Returns: StringSince: Excel 2003