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How to replace multiple values at once in Excel and Google Sheets
Topic:Text manipulationExcel & Google Sheets
=SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A2,"Mon","Monday"),"Tue","Tuesday"),"Wed","Wednesday")✓
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| Abbrev | Full |
| Mon morning | |
| Tue afternoon | |
| Wed session | |
| Mon report | |
| Tue review |
=SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A2,"Mon","Monday"),"Tue","Tuesday"),"Wed","Wednesday")→Monday morning
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Step by step
- 1For a small number of replacements, nest SUBSTITUTE calls: the output of the first feeds into the second, and so on.
- 2Enter =SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A2,"Mon","Monday"),"Tue","Tuesday") and add more nesting as needed.
- 3In Excel 365, use REDUCE with LAMBDA for a table-driven approach: =REDUCE(A2,{"Mon","Tue"},{"Monday","Tuesday"},LAMBDA(s,o,n,SUBSTITUTE(s,o,n))).
- 4In Google Sheets, the same REDUCE/LAMBDA pattern works the same way.
Tips
- Keep replacements in a separate table (old values in column D, new values in column E) and reference them in REDUCE/LAMBDA to avoid hardcoding everything in the formula.
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Frequently asked
Is there a limit to how many SUBSTITUTE calls I can nest?
Excel supports up to 64 levels of nesting; for more replacements, use REDUCE/LAMBDA or a helper column approach.
Does the order of replacements matter?
Yes — if a replacement introduces a string that matches a later search term, that later term will also be replaced.
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