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I have a column that has various codes such as "E123" and "X456" and "S345". I just want to extract the numbers and leave the letters in each cell. How do you write a formula using the LEFT function to extract the last three numbers?

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Junior Fit Softstyle T-Shirt
Antique Cherry Red

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Dim lWordCount As Long
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Code:
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Code:
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Code:
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