- If you need to replace information in Excel,…there is a command called Edit, Replace,…but there also two functions, one called REPLACE…and one called SUBSTITUTE.…One is based on positioning, that's the REPLACE function,…and one is based on content, that's the SUBSTITUTE function.…As we look at the data in cells A2 to A5,…we might want to replace the fifth character…with a certain character.…The heading here says replace the fifth character with an X,…so in cell A2, the fifth character…from the left is the dash.…
We're gonna replace that with an X.…The REPLACE function gives us some options.…First of all, where are we looking?…We're looking in cell A2, that's referred to as old_text.…Comma.…Now, we can replace one or two or three or four characters,…in this case just one, with the starting number…there is five, that's the starting position.…Now, we're trying to get rid of the dash and replace it…with an X, so what we are replacing is a single character,…comma, and replacing it, in this case,…with only one other character.…
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Released
12/10/2014- Using absolute, relative, and mixed references
- Using the Formula Builder
- Converting formulas to values
- Creating 3D formulas to gather data from multiple sheets
- Creating and expanding the use of nested IF statements
- Looking up information with VLOOKUP, MATCH, and INDEX
- Using the power functions: COUNTIF, SUMIF, and AVERAGEIF
- Analyzing data with the statistical functions
- Calculating payment
- Performing basic math
- Determining dates and times
- Editing text with functions
- Analyzing data with arrays
Skill Level Advanced
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Introduction
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Welcome52s
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1. Formula and Function Tools
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2. Formula and Function Tips and Shortcuts
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3. IF and Related Functions
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4. Lookup and Reference Functions
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Nesting VLOOKUP functions3m 56s
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Locating data with MATCH5m 1s
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5. Statistical Functions
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6. Power Functions
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7. Selected Financial Functions
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8. Selected Math Functions
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9. Date and Time Functions
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10. Text Functions
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11. Array Formulas and Functions
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12. Reference Functions
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13. Information Functions
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Conclusion
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Goodbye26s
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