$2\mathrm{.}3$ Use the LEFT function in cell C$5$ to return the text "Employee number" from the "Text Stamp Phrase" in cell Notice the space after number.

a$.$ Use a reference to the location of the $"$#$"$ symbol in cell $($C$4)$ as the $"[$num$\_$chars$]"$ argument.

b$.$ Since the $"$#$"$ symbol is one character past the text you want to return, you will need to adjust the $"[$num$\_$chars$]"$ argument by subtracting $1$ from the reference to cell $($C$4).$