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ASC function

Article For Double-byte character set (DBCS) languages, changes full-width (double-byte) characters to half-width (single-byte) characters. Syntax ASC ( text ...

CHAR function

Article Returns the character specified by a number. Use CHAR to translate code page numbers you might get from files on other types of computers into characters...

CLEAN function

Article Removes all nonprintable characters from text. Use CLEAN on text imported from other applications that contains characters that may not print with your...

CODE function

Article Returns a numeric code for the first character in a text string. The returned code corresponds to the character set used by your computer. Syntax CODE ...

CONCATENATE function

Article In Microsoft SharePoint Services, use the CONCATENATE function to join several text strings into one string.

DOLLAR function

Article Converts a number to text using currency format, with the decimals rounded to the specified place. The format used is $#,##0.00_);($#,##0.00). Syntax DOLLAR...

EXACT function

Article Compares two text strings and returns the logical value TRUE if they are exactly the same, FALSE otherwise. EXACT is case-sensitive. Use EXACT to test text...

FIND function

Article Finds one text string (find_text) within another text string (within_text), and returns the number of the starting position of find_text, from the first...

FIXED function

Article Rounds a number to the specified number of decimals, formats the number in decimal format using a period and commas, and returns the result as text. Syntax...

LEFT function

Article LEFT returns the first character or characters in a text string, based on the number of characters you specify. Syntax LEFT ( text , num_chars ) Text  ...

LEN function

Article LEN returns the number of characters in a text string. Syntax LEN ( text ) Text   is the text whose length you want to find. Spaces count as characters...

LOWER function

Article Converts all uppercase letters in a text string to lowercase. Syntax LOWER ( text ) Text   is the text you want to convert to lowercase. LOWER does not...

MID function

Article MID returns a specific number of characters from a text string, starting at the position you specify, based on the number of characters you specify. Syntax...

PROPER function

Article Capitalizes the first letter and any other letters that follow a non-letter character in a text string. Converts all other letters in the text string to...

REPLACE function

Article REPLACE replaces part of a text string, based on the number of characters you specify, with a different text string. Syntax REPLACE ( old_text , start_num...

REPT function

Article Repeats text a given number of times. Use REPT to add a number of instances of a text string. Syntax REPT ( text , number_times ) Text   is the text you...

RIGHT function

Article RIGHT returns the last characters in a text string, based on the number of characters you specify. Syntax RIGHT ( text , num_chars ) Text   is the text...

SEARCH function

Article SEARCH returns the number of the character at which a specific character or text string is first found, beginning with start_num. Use SEARCH to determine...

T function

Article Returns the text referred to by value. Syntax T ( value ) Value   is the value you want to test. Remarks If value is or refers to text, T returns value...

TEXT function

Article Converts a value to text in a specific number format. Syntax TEXT ( value , format_text ) Value   is a numeric value, a formula that evaluates to a numeric...

TRIM function

Article Removes all spaces from text except for single spaces between words. Use TRIM on text that you have received from another application that may have irregular...

UPPER function

Article Converts text to uppercase. Syntax UPPER ( text ) Text   is the text you want converted to uppercase. Text can be a column reference or text string. Example...

USDOLLAR function

Article Converts a number to text using currency format, with the decimals rounded to the specified place. The format used is $#,##0.00_);($#,##0.00). Syntax USDOLLAR...

VALUE function

Article Converts a text string that represents a number to a number. Syntax VALUE ( text ) Text   is the text enclosed in quotation marks or a column reference...