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<h1>RIGHT/RIGHTB Function</h1>
<p>The <b>RIGHT/RIGHTB</b> function is one of the text and data functions. Is used to extract a substring from a string starting from the right-most character, based on the specified number of characters. The <b>RIGHT</b> function is intended for languages that use the single-byte character set (SBCS), while <b>RIGHTB</b> - for languages that use the double-byte character set (DBCS) like Japanese, Chinese, Korean etc.</p>
<p>The <b>RIGHT/RIGHTB</b> function syntax is:</p>
<p style="text-indent: 150px;"><b><em>RIGHT(string [, number-chars])</em></b></p>
<p style="text-indent: 150px;"><b><em>RIGHTB(string [, number-chars])</em></b></p>
<p><em>where</em></p>
<p style="text-indent: 50px;"><b><em>string</em></b> is a string you need to extract the substring from,</p>
<p style="text-indent: 50px;"><b><em>number-chars</em></b> is a number of the substring characters. It is an optional argument. If it is omitted, the funcion will assume it to be 1.</p>
<p>The data can be entered manually or included into the cells you make reference to.</p>
<p>To apply the <b>RIGHT/RIGHTB</b> function,</p>
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<li>select the cell where you wish to display the result,</li>
<li>click the <b>Insert function</b> <div class = "icon icon-insertfunction"></div> icon situated at the top toolbar,
<br />or right-click within a selected cell and select the <b>Insert Function</b> option from the menu,
<br />or click the <div class = "icon icon-function"></div> 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>RIGHT/RIGHTB</b> function,</li>
<li>enter the required arguments separating them by comma,</li>
<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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