TEXT SEARCH & EXTRACTION · ORIGINAL EXERCISE
Extract the messenger
Return the username before @ in email C2. Do not hardcode the username length.
This quest practices Variable-width extraction using a fictional business dataset. Read the sheet below, then enter the interactive quest to write and check your formula.
| Contact | Ticket | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Harbor | ORD-NY-204 | ari@north.example | Paid INV-204 receipt |
| South Market | ORD-LA-105 | bea@south.example | Review INV-105 today |
| West Workshop | ORD-AT-306 | cam@west.example | Send INV-306 copy |
| North Studio | ORD-NY-107 | dev@north.example | Pending INV-107 approval |
Hints to get you started
- Find where @ begins.
- The username ends one character earlier.
- Use that position minus 1 as the LEFT length.
Show the worked solution
=LEFT(C2,FIND("@",C2)-1)Combining FIND and LEFT handles usernames of different lengths.
Make the skill stick
After solving the task, explain what each reference does and why the formula answers the business question. Try the workbook download inside the quest to practice in your own spreadsheet app.
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