how can I split one cell's data into two cells?

I am using Excel as a database, and have a column with cells with a person's
name (text) in it...e.g., John Smith. NOW, after the fact, I wish to have a
column with just John in it, and another column with just Smith...but I have
NO idea how to do this! Help would be appreciated. Thank you.

Make sure you have an empty column to the right of the column with the
names, then do data>text to columns, then select delimited, click next and
select space as delimiter, then click finish

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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

Excel 95 - Excel 2007
Northwest Excel Solutions
www.nwexcelsolutions.com
"It is a good thing to follow the first law of holes;
if you are in one stop digging." Lord Healey


<[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I am using Excel as a database, and have a column with cells with a
>person's name (text) in it...e.g., John Smith. NOW, after the fact, I wish
>to have a column with just John in it, and another column with just
>Smith...but I have NO idea how to do this! Help would be appreciated.
>Thank you.
>

I do not know what "data>text" means, can you please clarify?

"Peo Sjoblom" <peo.sjoblom@nw^^excelsolutions.com> wrote in message
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> Make sure you have an empty column to the right of the column with the
> names, then do data>text to columns, then select delimited, click next and
> select space as delimiter, then click finish
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Peo Sjoblom
>
> Excel 95 - Excel 2007
> Northwest Excel Solutions
> www.nwexcelsolutions.com
> "It is a good thing to follow the first law of holes;
> if you are in one stop digging." Lord Healey
>
>
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>I am using Excel as a database, and have a column with cells with a
>>person's name (text) in it...e.g., John Smith. NOW, after the fact, I
>>wish to have a column with just John in it, and another column with just
>>Smith...but I have NO idea how to do this! Help would be appreciated.
>>Thank you.
>>
>
>

never mind, I got it, and thank you.

<[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I do not know what "data>text" means, can you please clarify?
>
> "Peo Sjoblom" <peo.sjoblom@nw^^excelsolutions.com> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Make sure you have an empty column to the right of the column with the
>> names, then do data>text to columns, then select delimited, click next
>> and select space as delimiter, then click finish
>>
>> --
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Peo Sjoblom
>>
>> Excel 95 - Excel 2007
>> Northwest Excel Solutions
>> www.nwexcelsolutions.com
>> "It is a good thing to follow the first law of holes;
>> if you are in one stop digging." Lord Healey
>>
>>
>> <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>>I am using Excel as a database, and have a column with cells with a
>>>person's name (text) in it...e.g., John Smith. NOW, after the fact, I
>>>wish to have a column with just John in it, and another column with just
>>>Smith...but I have NO idea how to do this! Help would be appreciated.
>>>Thank you.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>