Excel's SUBSTITUTE function - What does it do?

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What does the SUBSTITUTE function do?

Excel's SUBSTITUTE function - What does it do?

Excel's SUBSTITUTE function substitutes new text for old text within a text string.

If cell A1 contains Michael Gurner, cell B1 contains Michael and cell C1 contains Mike, then:

=SUBSTITUTE(A1,B1,C1)

would return Mike Gurner.

   

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