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HOW TO EXTRACT STRINGS FROM CELLS

  1. #1
    vidhya
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    HOW TO EXTRACT STRINGS FROM CELLS

    hello
    i have an excell file with abt 100 records.
    one of the columns is of names. now i want that ´the first name and the
    last name should appear in different cells. what will b the formula to get
    the first n last names in two different columns depending on a blank space
    which separates them in the existing same coloumn of names
    thanking in advance

  2. #2
    Bob Phillips
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    Re: HOW TO EXTRACT STRINGS FROM CELLS

    =LEFT(A1,FIND(" ",A1)-1)
    and
    =RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-FIND(" ",A1))

    or else you could use Data>Text To columns with a space separator

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    "vidhya" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > hello
    > i have an excell file with abt 100 records.
    > one of the columns is of names. now i want that ´the first name and the
    > last name should appear in different cells. what will b the formula to get
    > the first n last names in two different columns depending on a blank space
    > which separates them in the existing same coloumn of names
    > thanking in advance




  3. #3
    Niek Otten
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    Re: HOW TO EXTRACT STRINGS FROM CELLS

    Menu:
    Data>Text to Columns

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    Kind regards,

    Niek Otten

    "vidhya" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > hello
    > i have an excell file with abt 100 records.
    > one of the columns is of names. now i want that ´the first name and the
    > last name should appear in different cells. what will b the formula to get
    > the first n last names in two different columns depending on a blank space
    > which separates them in the existing same coloumn of names
    > thanking in advance




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