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PLAIN-ENGLISH FUNCTION DOCUMENTATION

Excel functions in plain English

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LENText

Counts characters in text.

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TRIMText

Removes excess spaces.

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CLEANText

Removes non-printable characters.

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UPPERText

Converts text to uppercase.

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LOWERText

Converts text to lowercase.

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PROPERText

Capitalises words in text.

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SUBSTITUTEText

Replaces matching text.

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FINDText

Finds text with case sensitivity.

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SEARCHText

Finds text without case sensitivity.

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TEXTBEFOREText

Returns text before a delimiter.

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TEXTAFTERText

Returns text after a delimiter.

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TEXTSPLITText

Splits text using column and/or row delimiters.

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VALUEText

Converts numeric text to a number.

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TODAYDate & Time

Returns today's date.

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NOWDate & Time

Returns current date and time.

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DATEDate & Time

Creates a date from year, month, and day.

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YEARDate & Time

Extracts the year from a date.

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MONTHDate & Time

Extracts the month from a date.

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DAYDate & Time

Extracts the day of the month.

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EDATEDate & Time

Shifts a date by months.

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