Excel's FIND function - What does it do?

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What does the FIND function do?

Excel's FIND function - What does it do?

The Excel function FIND searches for text you specify inside another text string and returns the position at which the text string starts.

One standard use for this function is to look for a the position of a space when separating text strings (generally in conjunction with either MID or LEFT).

   

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