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<h1>REPLACE/REPLACEB Function</h1>
<p>The <b>REPLACE/REPLACEB</b> function is one of the text and data functions. Is used to replace a set of characters, based on the number of characters and the start position you specify, with a new set of characters. The <b>REPLACE</b> function is intended for languages that use the single-byte character set (SBCS), while <b>REPLACEB</b> - for languages that use the double-byte character set (DBCS) like Japanese, Chinese, Korean etc.</p>
<p>The <b>REPLACE/REPLACEB</b> function syntax is:</p>
<p style="text-indent: 150px;"><b><em>REPLACE(string-1, start-pos, number-chars, string-2)</em></b></p>
<p style="text-indent: 150px;"><b><em>REPLACEB(string-1, start-pos, number-chars, string-2)</em></b></p>
<p><em>where</em></p>
<p style="text-indent: 50px;"><b><em>string-1</em></b> is the original text to be replaced.</p>
<p style="text-indent: 50px;"><b><em>start-pos</em></b> is the beginning of the set to be replaced.</p>
<p style="text-indent: 50px;"><b><em>number-chars</em></b> is the number of characters to be replaced.</p>
<p style="text-indent: 50px;"><b><em>string-2</em></b> is the new text.</p>
<p>The values can be entered manually or included into the cells you make reference to.</p>
<p>To apply the <b>REPLACE/REPLACEB</b> function,</p>
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<li>select the cell where you wish to display the result,</li>
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<br />or right-click within a selected cell and select the <b>Insert Function</b> option from the menu,
<br />or click the <img alt="Function icon" src="../images/function.png" /> icon situated at the formula bar,
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<li>select the <b>Text and data</b> function group from the list,</li>
<li>click the <b>REPLACE/REPLACEB</b> function,</li>
<li>enter the required arguments separating them by comma,
<p class="note"><b>Note</b>: the REPLACE function is <b>case-sensitive</b>.</p>
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<li>press the <b>Enter</b> button.</li>
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<p>The result will be displayed in the selected cell.</p>
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