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    Expanding Cells

    Hello

    Is there a formula to expand cells?


    for example:

    if the name "Jane Doe" is in cell a1

    is there a formula that I can put in cell b1

    that will put the 1st word (jane) in cell c1
    and the 2nd word (doe) in cell d1

    Thanks in advance for your help

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    Re: Expanding Cells

    You can't have a formula in B1 that "pushes" data into another cell. Instead, you can put this formula in C1:

    =LEFT(A1,FIND(" ",A1)-1)

    and this in D1:

    =RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-FIND(" ",A1))

    Hope this helps.

    Pete

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