Text formatting functions

  • When configuring the formula column, set the appropriate data type for the column (Number, Text, Boolean, or Date) based on the expected output.
  • Alternatively, use the Text data type to display outputs of any data type, including text, number, boolean, and date values.
NAMEDESCRIPTIONSYNTAXEXAMPLEEXPLANATION
CONCATENATEConcatenates two or more text strings into one stringCONCATENATE(string1, string2, ..)CONCATENATE("Today's price is ",TEXT(6000,"$###,###.00"))Will return "Today's price is $6,000
HYPERLINKReturns hyperlinked text which will navigate to a given URL
LEFTExtracts text from the left of the value up to the number of characters specifiedLEFT(text/number, [num_chars])LEFT([Full Name],4)When field Full Name has values such as Johny Rivers, this will return John
LOWERConverts a text string into lowercase
MIDExtracts text from the mid of a string from the position provided up to the number of characters specified in lengthMid (text, position, length)MID([Full Name],0,7)When field Full Name has values such as Johny Rivers, this will return Johny R
PROPERConverts the first character of a text string into uppercase
REPLACEReplaces an input text string with a given value
REPTRepeats a given text string a specified number of times
RIGHTExtracts text from the right of the value up to the number of characters specifiedRIGHT(text/number, [num_chars])RIGHT([Full Name],6)When field Full Name has values such as Johny Rivers, this will return Rivers
TEXTFormats the value to the given format stringTEXT(value, format)TEXT(6000,"$###,###.00")Will return $6,000
TRIMRemoves leading and trailing spaces
UPPERConverts a text string into uppercase
VALUEConverts a text string that represents a number to a numberVALUE(value:string)VALUE(MID”ABC-123-WEW”,5,3))Returns “123” as number
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