Japanese version. Microsoft Excel does not have a function to delete a specified number of characters. This article introduces methods to delete any number of characters using existing functions. Steps. Delete N characters from the left. To delete a specific number of characters from the left side (beginning) of a string in Excel, use the RIGHT function and LEN function together. This method subtracts the number of characters you want to delete from the total length of the string and extracts the remaining characters from the right side. Delete N characters from the right. To delete a specific number of characters from the right end (end) of a string in … Continue reading How to remove N characters from the left or right side of the text.(Excel)