To extract the two letters from the second letter in the text string, you need to use Left Function.
Formula:
Copy the formula and replace "A1" with the cell name that contains the text you would like to extract.
=LEFT(RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-1),2)
Example:
To extract the two letters from the second letter from text string "How to Extract the Two Letters from the Second Letter".
The result returns the second letter "ow".
Explanations:
Step 1: To find the length of the text string;
| Formula | =LEN(A1) |
|---|---|
| Result | 53 |
Step 2: Extract the text from the second letter
| Formula | =RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-1) |
|---|---|
| Result | ow to Extract the Two Letters from the Second Letter |
Step 3: Extract the two letters from the second letter (or the first two letters from the text string in step 2)
| Formula | =LEFT(RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-1),2) |
|---|---|
| Result | ow |