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RIGHT
RIGHT returns the last character or characters in a text string, based on the number of
characters you specify.
=RIGHT (text, [num_chars])
• text: the text to extract from.
• num_chars[optional]: the number of characters to extract. If not specified, Excel
chooses 1 by default.
1. In this example, we will extract the word “n Pakistan“ from the right of the string
“I live in Pakistan“ by using Right function. To do so, type in the string in the excel
sheet.
2. Go to Formulas tab from office ribbon, in the Function Library group, click Text, and
then click RIGHT.
3. Excel automatically identifies the starting right part of the string. You only have to
enter the number of characters of the word that you want to extract.
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