How to use Excel MID function
SUMMARY INFO
All the basic information regarding Excel MID function is listed in the table below. (This data is regularly updated from Microsoft and several resources)
| Function: | MID | |
| Function Category: | Text | |
| Description: | Returns a specific number of characters from a text string starting at the position you specify | |
| Return Value: | The characters extracted. | |
| Syntax: | =MID (text, start_num, num_chars) | |
| Applies to: | Excel 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2011 for Mac, Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP, Excel 2000 | |
| Other languages: | English: MID French: STXT German: TEIL Spanish: EXTRAE Dutch: DEEL Italian: STRINGA.ESTRAI Russian: ПСТР Danish: MIDT Swedish: EXTEXT |
Portuguese (Brazil): EXT.TEXTO Polish: FRAGMENT.TEKSTU Finnish: POIMI.TEKSTI Norwegian: DELTEKST Portuguese (Portugal): SEG.TEXTO Czech: ČÁST Hungarian: KÖZÉP Turkish: PARÇAAL All Other Languages: MID |
| Related Functions: | RIGHT, LEFT | |
FUNCTION DETAILS
Syntax details with an example regarding the correct usage of function can be seen below.
=MID (text, start_num, num_chars) |
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| text | The text to extract from. |
| start_num | The location of the first character to extract. |
| num_chars | The number of characters to extract. |
VIDEO EXAMPLES
Check the video below to see How to use Excel MID function with some examples:
LINKS AND RESOURCES
Finally, here we provide a list of useful links which we think can be useful while trying to learn the function usage with some examples and tips.
Microsoft Office support page – Excel MID function:
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/MID-MIDB-functions-d5f9e25c-d7d6-472e-b568-4ecb12433028
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