How to retrieve character from a string for excel?

[Guest]

Does anyone know how to retrieve the first two character from a string for
excel?
such as there is a word in Cell B2 = "Choice", then in Cell B1, which
display only "Ch".
Does anyone have any suggestion?
Thank you for any suggestion
Eric

 

[David Cox]

=left(A1,2)

 

[Guest]

=mid(b1,1,2)

mid() can replace left() and right().

 

[Guest]

Thank everyone for suggestion
Eric