Blank spaces

[Scurloc]

Hi all,

I have loads of cells in a column with a blank space at the beginning of the text in each cell.

I would like to get rid of the blank spaces at the beginning of each cell's text, but without getting rid of the blanks included in the body of the cells' text.


Anybody knows how I could do this?

Thanks for helping me

[SteveG]

Use the TRIM function to remove spaces at either end of a text string. It will not eliminate spaces between words.


Cheers,

Steve

[David Billigmeier]

You could use =RIGHT(LEN(A1)-1) in a helper column, then drag down to the end
of your data. Then, select this range, copy, and "Paste Special->Values"
into your original column (change the reference of A1 to fit your data)


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Regards,
Dave


"Scurloc" wrote:

>
> Hi all,
>
> I have loads of cells in a column with a blank space at the beginning
> of the text in each cell.
>
> I would like to get rid of the blank spaces at the beginning of each
> cell's text, but without getting rid of the blanks included in the body
> of the cells' text.
>
>
> Anybody knows how I could do this?
>
> Thanks for helping me
>
>
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[David Billigmeier]

Sorry... Small typo :-)

=RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-1)


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Regards,
Dave


"David Billigmeier" wrote:

> You could use =RIGHT(LEN(A1)-1) in a helper column, then drag down to the end
> of your data. Then, select this range, copy, and "Paste Special->Values"
> into your original column (change the reference of A1 to fit your data)
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Dave
>
>
> "Scurloc" wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have loads of cells in a column with a blank space at the beginning
> > of the text in each cell.
> >
> > I would like to get rid of the blank spaces at the beginning of each
> > cell's text, but without getting rid of the blanks included in the body
> > of the cells' text.
> >
> >
> > Anybody knows how I could do this?
> >
> > Thanks for helping me
> >
> >
> > --
> > Scurloc
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Scurloc's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=29854
> > View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=495534
> >
> >

[David Biddulph]

"SteveG" <[email protected]> wrote in
message news:[email protected]...
>
> Use the TRIM function to remove spaces at either end of a text string.
> It will not eliminate spaces between words.

.... but it will reduce multiple spaces to a single space.
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David Biddulph