Description
The Microsoft Excel REPLACE function replaces a sequence of characters in a string with another set of characters. Please note that the VBA version of the REPLACE function has different syntax.
The Microsoft Excel REPLACE function replaces a sequence of characters in a string with another set of characters. Please note that the VBA version of the REPLACE function has different syntax.
Syntax
The syntax for the REPLACE function in Microsoft Excel is:REPLACE( old_text, start, number_of_chars, new_text )
The syntax for the REPLACE function in Microsoft Excel is:
REPLACE( old_text, start, number_of_chars, new_text )
Parameters or Arguments
- old_text
- The original string value.
- start
- The position in old_text to begin replacing characters.
- number_of_chars
- The number of characters to replace in old_text.
- new_text
- The replacement set of characters.
- old_text
- The original string value.
- start
- The position in old_text to begin replacing characters.
- number_of_chars
- The number of characters to replace in old_text.
- new_text
- The replacement set of characters.
Applies To
- Excel 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2011 for Mac, Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP, Excel 2000
- Excel 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2011 for Mac, Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP, Excel 2000
Type of Function
- Worksheet function (WS)
- Worksheet function (WS)
Example (as Worksheet Function)
Let's look at some Excel REPLACE function examples and explore how to use the REPLACE function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel:Based on the Excel spreadsheet above, the following REPLACE examples would return:=REPLACE(A1, 1, 5, "Beta")
Result: "Betabet Soup"
=REPLACE(A2, 5, 2, "1234")
Result: "tech1234thenet.com"
=REPLACE("apples", 2, 5, "te")
Result: "ate"
Let's look at some Excel REPLACE function examples and explore how to use the REPLACE function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel:
Based on the Excel spreadsheet above, the following REPLACE examples would return:
=REPLACE(A1, 1, 5, "Beta")
Result: "Betabet Soup"
=REPLACE(A2, 5, 2, "1234")
Result: "tech1234thenet.com"
=REPLACE("apples", 2, 5, "te")
Result: "ate"
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