REPLACE Function

Replaces a string of characters, starting at a given position and ending a given number of characters beyond
Sample Usage
REPLACE("Hello Dorld!", 7, 1, "W")
Syntax
REPLACE(
  • text
  • start_position
  • num_chars
  • new_text
)
  • text
    The text to replace.
  • start_position
    From the left, the character starting position (including spaces) that you want to replace
  • num_chars
    The number of characters to replace
  • new_text
    The replacement text
Examples

This example references the following sheet information:

  Clothing Item Item Number Sold Date Ship Date
1 T-Shirt C001 02/12/19 1:55 PM 02/15/19
2 Pants C002 02/15/19 10:23 AM 03/20/19
3 Jacket C003 02/20/19 2:45 PM 02/27/19

Given the table above, here are some examples of using REPLACE in a sheet:

Formula Description Result
=REPLACE([Item Number]1, 1, 1, [Clothing Item]1 + " ") Replaces the first character of the string in row 1 of the  Item Number column  with the string in row 1 of the Clothing Item column; then, it adds a space T-Shirt 001
=REPLACE([Item Number]2, 1, 2, "A1") Replaces the first two characters in the string in row 2 of the Item Number column  with the characters A1 from the formula A102
=REPLACE([Sold Date]@row, 9, 9, " to " + [Ship Date]@row) Replaces the time in row 3 of the Sold Date column with the Ship Date value in row 3; then, adds the string to (with spaces) between the dates 02/20/19 to 02/27/19

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