This Excel tutorial explains how to use the Excel SUBSTITUTE function with syntax and examples.
old_text is the existing characters to replace.
new_text is the new characters to replace old_text with.
nth_appearance is optional. It is the nth appearance of old_text that you wish to replace. I f this parameter is omitted, then every occurrence of old_text will be replaced with new_text.
Based on the spreadsheet above, the following Excel SUBSTITUTE examples would return:
Description
The Microsoft Excel SUBSTITUTE function replaces a set of characters with another.Syntax
The syntax for the Microsoft Excel SUBSTITUTE function is:SUBSTITUTE( text, old_text, new_text, [nth_appearance] )
Parameters or Arguments
text is the original string to use to perform the substitution.old_text is the existing characters to replace.
new_text is the new characters to replace old_text with.
nth_appearance is optional. It is the nth appearance of old_text that you wish to replace. I f this parameter is omitted, then every occurrence of old_text will be replaced with new_text.
Applies To
The SUBSTITUTE function can be used in the following versions of Microsoft Excel:- Excel 2013, Excel 2011 for Mac, Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP, Excel 2000
Type of Excel Function
The SUBSTITUTE function can be used in Microsoft Excel as the following type of function:- Worksheet function (WS)
Example (as Worksheet Function)
Let's look at some Excel SUBSTITUTE function examples and explore how to use the SUBSTITUTE function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel:Based on the spreadsheet above, the following Excel SUBSTITUTE examples would return:
=SUBSTITUTE(A1, "bet", "con", 1) Result: "Alphacon soup" =SUBSTITUTE(A2, "t", "4", 2) Result: "techon4henet.com" =SUBSTITUTE(A2, "t", "4") Result: "4echon4hene4.com"
