How to Instantly Extract Text Before a Character in Excel Using TEXTBEFORE

Cleaning messy data used to take multiple formulas.

Now? It takes one.

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✅ The Formula:

=TEXTBEFORE(A2, "-")

Extracts everything before the first hyphen (or any character you specify).

📊 Real-World Examples:

• Cleaning up product codes

• Simplifying order IDs

• Fixing messy file names

• Preparing email addresses

✨ No LEFT. No FIND. No mess.

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