Replace Formula in MS Excel

 Replace Formula in MS Excel

The REPLACE formula in MS Excel replaces specific characters in a string with new characters.

The syntax of the REPLACE formula is as follows:

REPLACE(old_text, start_num, num_chars, new_text)

Where:

• old_text: The original text string.
• start_num: The position of the first character to be replaced.
• num_chars: The number of characters to replace.
• new_text: The new text to replace the original text.

For example, the following formula would replace the first three characters in the value in cell A1 with the text "XYZ":

=REPLACE(A1, 1, 3, "XYZ")

The REPLACE formula is useful for making specific changes to a text string, such as removing unwanted characters, correcting spelling errors, or replacing specific parts of a string with new text.