Wednesday, December 25, 2019

Remove Last n characters from cell in excel

Remove Last n characters from a cell in excel

For Example

A1 = Juhl Lars Mette
We want to trim it as Juhl Lars only

First, we need to identify the number of characters in a text string
=LEN(A1)
Second, how many characters to avoid including space. Here 6
=LEN(A1)-6)
Final Step Answer will be "Juhl Lars"
=LEFT(A1,LEN(A1)-6)

List the Sheet Names with Formula in Excel

List the Sheet Names with Formula in Excel

You can list all of the Excel sheet names within an Excel workbook with a formula using the following steps;
Go to Formulas Tab
Click Name Manager or Press Ctrl F3, to open Name Manager
Click on New
Name: Sheets
Refers to: =GET.WORKBOOK(1)&T(NOW()) 
 
Then Click OK
Click Close
Click cell A1 in worksheet and put this following formula:
=LOOKUP("zzzzz",CHOOSE({1,2},"",INDEX(MID(Sheets,FIND("]",Sheets)+1,255),ROWS(A$1:A1)))) 
Drag the formula down.
The Excel formula should now produce sheet names.