How to use the LEFT Formula in Excel

Опубликовано: 29 Июнь 2026
на канале: Excel Step by Step

Learn how to use the LEFT function in Excel to extract characters from the beginning of a text string.
In this step-by-step tutorial, you'll learn:
What the LEFT function does
How to extract a specific number of characters from text
How to pull initials from names
How to extract prefixes from employee IDs and product codes
Real-world examples you can use immediately