The MID and MIDB functions in Excel return a specific number of characters from a text string starting at the position you specify.

It is very easy to dissect the contents of a cell in Excel using the functions LEFT, MID, and RIGHT. All three functions are easy to learn.

Learn about 10 Text functions in Excel with examples, including Find, Len, Left, Right, Mid, Substitute, Upper, Trim, Concatenate, and Text.

Isolate a specific value, such as a number value in cells that contain both numbers and letters by using the Excel MID function. Click in the cell where you will display the value you want to isolate.