how to show text from a text box

i just started programing and well
im troubled on this exercise i was doing

i need to click a button
but after doing so
a label will show the first digit in a text box and
another label will show the second digit
plz help
i know the button control but i dont get how to get the label to say
what the first and second digit is

You'll want to pull the first and second character starting from the Left side of your string.

Look at the SUBSTRING method