MID function - Zoho Sheet - Help Guide

MID

Returns a given number of characters from a text string starting from the a specific given position.

 

Syntax

 

MID(text; start; number)

text: The text string to extract the characters from. E.g. "Zoho Sheet"

start: The starting point to obtain the required characters. E.g. 1

number: Number of characters you want to obtain. E.g. 6

 

Examples

 

Formula

Result

=MID("Zoho Sheet";1;6)

Zoho S

=MID(A3;B3;C3)

she

=MID("Functions";4;2)

ct


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Possible Errors

 

Errors

Meaning

#N/A!

  • The function could not find the value it was asked to look for. Commonly occurs in VLOOKUP and similar functions.

#NAME!

  • The function name is incorrect or invalid.

  • The given defined name (if any) is invalid.

  • There is a typo in the defined name used in the function.

  • Double quotes are missing for text values in the function.

  • Colon missing in a cell range reference.

#VALUE!

  • The given argument's data type is incorrect or invalid.
    For example, the function =DATE(A1:A3) will return a #VALUE error when a text value is present in the range.

#REF!

  • The given cell reference is incorrect or invalid. This error may occur when a cell/range has been deleted, moved, or pasted over.

 

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