Documentation/How Tos/Calc: LEFT function

CALC FUNCTIONS

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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.

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See Also

• RIGHT
• MID
• LEN

• Text functions

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