Documentation/How Tos/Calc: LEFT function
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LEFT
Returns text from the left side of a text string.
Syntax:
LEFT(text; number)
- returns number characters from the left side of the text text.
 
- number defaults to 1 if omitted.
 
Example:
LEFT("output"; 3)
- returns out.