FUNCTION CATALOGUE / TEXT
MID Excel function
Extracts text from a specified position.
Correct sentence to use
Extract [number] characters from [text], starting at position [start].
Modify this query in PlainFormula →Example formula
=MID(A2,2,5)
Returns a substring.
Syntax
MID(text, start_num, num_chars)
Argument signature: text, start_num, num_chars
Availability note
Commonly available in current Excel; verify platform and locale-specific behaviour.