What is the MID function in Excel?
The MID function is one of the (TEXT) functions of Excel. It returns the characters from the
middle of a text string, given a starting position and length.
We can find this function in TEXT of insert function Tab.
How to use MID function in excel
- Click on empty cell (like F5 )

2. Click on fx on the below of font word (or press shift+F3)

3. In insert function tab you will see all functions

4. Select TEXT category
5. Select MID function
6. Then select ok

7. In function arguments Tab you will see MID function
8. Text is the text string from which you want to extract the characters
9. Start_ num is the position of the first character you want to extract. The first character in Text is 1
10. Num_chars specifies how many characters to return from Text
11. You will see the results in formula result section

Examples of MID function in Excel
How do I extract a middle and last name in Excel?
What is the purpose of MID function?
It returns the characters from the middle of a text string, given a starting position and length.
What is the Return value of MID function?
It can return any type of data.The following formula is used for MID value:
MID (text,Start_ num,Num_chars)=number,text,...
How many arguments does MID function have?
MID (text,Start_ num,Num_chars)
REPLACE function has 3 argument.
Text is the text string that contains the characters you want to extract.
Start_ num is the position of the first character you want to extract. The first character is1.
Num_chars specifies how many characters to return from Text.
New text is the text that will replace characters in Old text.
Which version of excel supports MID function?
This function is available for all excel versions (2003-2019)
Errors in MID function
This function has NO error.
What questions does the MID function answer?
Is mid a text function?
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