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Tim Simpson

cell text separation

I have a question for the excel jockeys.

What is the formula to separate text in one cell into text in two cells, without uniform information?

 

Here is my example:


Brian Summers needs to be: Brian Summers
Anthony Summers needs to be: Anthony Summers

 

I appreciate any advice,

Tim Simpson

 

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Hi Irshad,

Your formula is very right, but you do not neccessarily need to put (-1) for it to work. try this:
=LEFT(A1,FIND(" ",A1))

TNX

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Thanx TNX In fact I drafted it like how I drafted for first name then I realised it wont work. then I changed accordingly. So now you have really made an addition to it. nice , thank you very much

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well done

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if the last word length is same seperation can be acheived by text to column formula.

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select the column and then go into

DATA ==> text in column

1) flag delimit go on
2) flag blank go on

END

hope it's usefull

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Hi Tim,

Selct the rows or coloumn and go to convert to text to coloumns and try, it will work

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HIGHLIGHT CELLS TO BE SEPERATED OR COLUMN WHERE THE DATA ARE
Go to DATA tab
GO TO DATA TOOLS GROUP AND CLICK "text to columns"
CLICK NEXT on the convert Text columns wizard - step
Check "Space" on the delimeters
CLICK NEXT
CLICK FINISH

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hi, as the above people have said... go to Data-text to columns-Convert text to columns wizard- delimiters :)

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