LEFT function of a certain word by a certain amount of characters

willow1985

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  1. 365
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  1. Windows
Hello,

I am looking for a formula that can find a certain work and return only 10 characters to the left of that word.

For example

OTHER INFORMATION.... FOR PO# 55222 FROM COMPANY

Left of "From Company" I want it to return the PO# 55222

Any help would be appreciated

Thank you! :)

Carla
 

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