REPLACE replaces part of a text string, based on the number of characters you specify, with a different text string.
Syntax
REPLACE(old_text,start_num,num_chars,new_text)
Old_text is text in which you want to replace some characters.
Start_num is the position of the character in old_text that you want to replace with new_text.
Num_chars is the number of characters in old_text that you want REPLACE to replace with new_text.
New_text is the text that will replace characters in old_text.
Examples
| Formula |
Description (Result) |
| =REPLACE("abcdefghijk",6,5,"*") |
Replaces five characters, starting with the sixth character (abcde*k) |
| =REPLACE("2009",3,2,"10") |
Replaces the last two digits of 2009 with 10 (2010) |
| =REPLACE("123456",1,3,"@") |
Replaces the first three characters with @ (@456) |