
Use the SUBSTITUTE function to
substitute characters
A worksheet contains values in column A that cannot be summed
up because the first character in each cell is an apostrophe. How do
you solve this problem? Use the SUBSTITUTE formula to replace
specific characters in text or a cell.
SUBSTITUTE(text, old_text, new_text, instance_num)
text: The text or the reference to a cell containing text in which
characters are substituted.
old_text: Text that should be replaced.
new_text: Text that replaces old_text.
instance_num: Specifies which instance of old_text is to be
replaced by new_text. If omitted, every instance of old_text is
replaced.
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