How to Use MID Function to End of String in Excel

The MID function in Excel is used to extract a specific portion of a text string, starting at any position within the string. It takes the following syntax:

=MID(text, start_num, num_chars)

where text is the text string you want to extract from, start_num is the position where you want to start, and num_chars is the number of characters you want to extract.

However, the MID function does not allow you to extract text from the specified start position to the end of the string directly. To achieve this, you can use a combination of the MID and LEN functions.

Here's how you can use the MID function to extract text from a specified start position to the end of the string:

1. Open Excel and enter the text strings in the cells you want to work with.
2. In a new cell, type the following formula:

=MID(A1, start_position, LEN(A1)-start_position+1)

Replace A1 with the cell reference containing the text string you want to extract from, and start_position with the position you want to start extracting.

Example

Let's say you have the following text string in cell A1: Excel is great, and you want to extract the text from the 7th character to the end of the string.

1. In a new cell, type the following formula:

=MID(A1, 7, LEN(A1)-7+1)

2. Press Enter to get the result.

The formula will return the text is great, which is the portion of the text starting from the 7th character to the end of the string.