• Text Functions
  • ANSI Character Functions
  • CLNTDIR Function
  • CLNTNAME Function
  • CURRENCY Function
  • DOCPATH Function
  • IN Function
  • LEFT Function
  • LENGTH Function
  • LOWER Function
  • LTRIM Function
  • MID Function
  • MKSTR Function
  • PRGDIR Function
  • RIGHT Function
  • SCANSTR Function
  • SPACE Function
  • STR Function
  • SUBSTR Function
  • Text Functions
  • TITLE Function
  • TOKEN Function
  • TOKENSUB Function
  • TRIM Function
  • TRIMRTF Function
  • UPPER Function
  • XRND Function
  • XWKS Function

LEFT Function

The LEFT function selects a specified number of characters starting from the leftmost character of a character expression.

Syntax

LEFT(expression,number)

Example

LEFT("ABCDEF",3)

The cell displays ABC.

Related Topics

• Text Functions