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I have a column which lists the firstname, a space, then the surname.
ie. Joe Bloggs
I need to sort by SURNAME, then by firstname.
Can this be done without separating the names into different cells?
help!
I have a column which lists the firstname, a space, then the surname.
ie. Joe Bloggs
I need to sort by SURNAME, then by firstname.
Can this be done without separating the names into different cells?
Hides_Twins wrote:
> help!
>
> I have a column which lists the firstname, a space, then the surname.
> ie. Joe Bloggs
>
> I need to sort by SURNAME, then by firstname.
>
> Can this be done without separating the names into different cells?
Hi Hides_Twins
Why can't you split the names into two different columns? Your Excel
life would be much, much simpler if you did.
Regards
Steve
suppose your data starts from A1, try the following procedure.
in B1 put =MID(A1,FIND(" ",A1)+1,100) and copy down
in C1 put =MID(A1,1,FIND(" ",A1)-1) and copy down
select both columns (col B and C) then right click and copy, again right click and click paste special and in paste area click values and ok now sort these columns i-e col B and C, first by col B and then by col C.
then in col D enter following function.
=C1&" "&B1 and copy down
and you are done
hope this will serve your purpose
Originally Posted by Hides_Twins
Last edited by starguy; 07-05-2006 at 12:27 AM.
I think the easiest way would be to convert the text to columns (on the menu
bar: Data > Text to Columns. Use Space as the delimiter). Then do your sorts.
If it's just firstname and surname you're OK. But if there are middle
initials, or suffixes (Jr., III, etc.) it becomes problematic any way.
"Hides_Twins" wrote:
> help!
>
> I have a column which lists the firstname, a space, then the surname.
> ie. Joe Bloggs
>
> I need to sort by SURNAME, then by firstname.
>
> Can this be done without separating the names into different cells?
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