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How to extract text between the second and third comma from cells in Excel?

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You may know how to extract all text before the first (or after the last) comma in Excel. However, do you know how to extract text between the second and third comma from cells in Excel? This article will introduce a method to achieve it in details.

Extract text between the second and third comma from cells with formula

Extract text between the second and third comma from cells with formula

Please do as follows to extract text between the second and third comma from selected cells in Excel.

1. Select a blank cell, enter the below formula into it and press the Enter key. 

=TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A2,",",REPT(" ",100)),200,100))

use a formula to Extract text between the second and third comma

Note: In the formula, A2 is the cell you will extract text from. Please change it as you need.

2. Keep selecting the result cell, then drag the Fill Handle to extract all texts between the second and third comma of other cells. See screenshot:

drag the formula to other cells

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