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How to Use CLEAN() in Google Sheets

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Returns the text with the non-printable ASCII characters removed.

How To Actually Use CLEAN() in Sheets 

CLEAN(text)

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Use the CLEAN() formula to remove non-printable characters from the text in the range A1:A10. Your formula should return clean text in the corresponding cells in column B.

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