BeginnerText Functions
Pull a state code out of a territory with RIGHT
Take the trailing two-letter state abbreviation off the end of a territory code.
RIGHT
4 min10 points
RIGHT practice exercises
Returns a set number of characters from the end of a text value. Below are 1 interactive exercise that put it to work on realistic business data — you write the formula, and get told exactly what went wrong when it does not work.
Syntax
RIGHT(text, [num_chars])
Need a refresher? Learn RIGHT — syntax, a worked example and where it goes wrong.
Practise RIGHT
Ordered from most approachable to hardest.
When RIGHT is the right tool
Returns a set number of characters from the end of a text value. It belongs to the text functions family, and it shows up constantly in real work — which is why it is worth being genuinely fluent rather than merely familiar.
Reading about a function is not the same as being able to write it. The exercises on this page exist because the gap between recognising RIGHT and producing it from memory, correctly, on data you have not seen before, only closes by doing it.
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Questions about RIGHT
How do I practise RIGHT without Excel installed?
Every exercise on this page runs in your browser. You type the RIGHT formula into a real spreadsheet grid and get told immediately whether it works — no download, no account.
What does RIGHT do?
Returns a set number of characters from the end of a text value. The syntax is RIGHT(text, [num_chars]). The exercises below put it to work on realistic business data rather than abstract examples.
How long does it take to learn RIGHT?
Most people can write a working RIGHT formula within twenty minutes of practice. Getting it right under pressure — with edge cases, unsorted data and ranges that must survive being filled down — is what the harder exercises here are for.