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extracting text strings from a cell

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    extracting text strings from a cell

    Hi,

    I have a column of names which can include a combination of title, firstname and surname.

    Is it possible to extract text strings based on position of spaces e.g.:

    1) extract text before 1st space
    2) extract text after 1st space and before the 2nd space
    3) extract text after the 2nd space and before 3rd space etc

    Many thanks

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    Hi,
    select your data and select the Data menu - Text to columns - Select " delimited" - Check "Space " Uncheck other options and finish the wizard.
    Cheers

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