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# **SUBSTITUTE, TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER practice exercises**

Replace characters inside a text, and split a text at a separator without counting positions yourself.

[**Start the first exercise**](https://practiceexcelonline.com/practice/substitute-textbefore-textafter/substitute-remove-characters)

TEXTAFTER(TEXTBEFORE(

1. [**1****Remove the dashes with SUBSTITUTE**In B2, use SUBSTITUTE to remove every dash from the phone number in A2. Replace "-" with an empty text, "".](https://practiceexcelonline.com/practice/substitute-textbefore-textafter/substitute-remove-characters)
2. [**2****Take the first name with TEXTBEFORE****Premium**In B2, use TEXTBEFORE to get the text in A2 before the first space.](https://practiceexcelonline.com/practice/substitute-textbefore-textafter/textbefore-first-name)
3. [**3****Flip "Last, First" with TEXTAFTER****Premium**In B2, turn the name in A2 into "Anna Berg". Join TEXTAFTER and TEXTBEFORE around ", " with a space between them.](https://practiceexcelonline.com/practice/substitute-textbefore-textafter/textafter-flip-names)
4. [**4****Take the text between parentheses****Premium**In B2, take the department between the parentheses in A2. Use TEXTAFTER to take what comes after "(", and TEXTBEFORE around it to stop at ")".](https://practiceexcelonline.com/practice/substitute-textbefore-textafter/text-between-parentheses)

## **Functions in this topic**

- [**TEXTAFTER**](https://practiceexcelonline.com/functions/textafter)
- [**TEXTBEFORE**](https://practiceexcelonline.com/functions/textbefore)

## **Read the guide**

- [**How to clean data in Excel with formulas**](https://practiceexcelonline.com/learn/clean-data-in-excel)

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