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Excel_ColumnTextEdit
The usual easy way of LibreOffice aka Excel translating a column by editing its contents.
Formulae;
=SUBSTITUTE(D2,"HDR ","",1) # Necessary
=FIND("HDR ",D1) # FYI
EX.:
# Format row; Label row, Data row
# Used 3 tabs here on gist to delimit
[out-as-str] [out-as-calc] [other-field] [input]
CategoryCalc CategoryCalc Concept Category0
Philosophy/Epistemology Philosophy/Epistemology “A Priori” HDR Philosophy/Epistemology
REFS
[1] Libre aka Open office
https://help.libreoffice.org/Calc/Text_Functions#SUBSTITUTE
[2] Excel Finance data hackers' list of some fundamental Excel commands
http://www.modeloff.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Excel-Knowledge-Test.pdf
Microsoft Word - Excel Knowledge Test.docx - Excel-Knowledge-Test.pdf
ModelOff 2012 Questions and Answers
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Hmm, rats, only this makes links live;
WISH there were an MD format.

REFS
[1] Libre aka Open office
https://help.libreoffice.org/Calc/Text_Functions#SUBSTITUTE

[2] Excel Finance data hackers' list of some fundamental Excel commands
http://www.modeloff.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Excel-Knowledge-Test.pdf
Microsoft Word - Excel Knowledge Test.docx - Excel-Knowledge-Test.pdf
ModelOff 2012 Questions and Answers

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