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Splitting text into 2 collumns

  1. #1
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    Splitting text into 2 collumns

    id:1132565475_376458
    id:1142565475_376239
    id:1136654745_376665

    I would like to split the above into the 2 new collumns

    collumn1 collumn2
    1132565475 | 376458
    1142565475 | 376239
    1136654745 | 376665

    thanks for the help

  2. #2
    CLR
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    RE: Splitting text into 2 collumns

    Data > TextToColumns > Delimited > use Underscore as the delimiter and follow
    the menu

    Vaya con Dios,
    Chuck, CABGx3



    "exceluser2" wrote:

    >
    > id:1132565475_376458
    > id:1142565475_376239
    > id:1136654745_376665
    >
    > I would like to split the above into the 2 new collumns
    >
    > collumn1 collumn2
    > 1132565475 | 376458
    > 1142565475 | 376239
    > 1136654745 | 376665
    >
    > thanks for the help
    >
    >
    > --
    > exceluser2
    > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    > exceluser2's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=31338
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  3. #3
    Dave Peterson
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    Re: Splitting text into 2 collumns

    And then select that first column and

    Edit|Replace
    what: id:
    with: (leave blank)
    replace all

    CLR wrote:
    >
    > Data > TextToColumns > Delimited > use Underscore as the delimiter and follow
    > the menu
    >
    > Vaya con Dios,
    > Chuck, CABGx3
    >
    > "exceluser2" wrote:
    >
    > >
    > > id:1132565475_376458
    > > id:1142565475_376239
    > > id:1136654745_376665
    > >
    > > I would like to split the above into the 2 new collumns
    > >
    > > collumn1 collumn2
    > > 1132565475 | 376458
    > > 1142565475 | 376239
    > > 1136654745 | 376665
    > >
    > > thanks for the help
    > >
    > >
    > > --
    > > exceluser2
    > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    > > exceluser2's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=31338
    > > View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=526187
    > >
    > >


    --

    Dave Peterson

  4. #4
    Alan Beban
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    Re: Splitting text into 2 collumns

    Or do TextToColumns twice,using Underscore as the delimiter the first
    time, and Colon as the delimiter the second time checking do not import
    column.

    Alan Beban

    Dave Peterson wrote:
    > And then select that first column and
    >
    > Edit|Replace
    > what: id:
    > with: (leave blank)
    > replace all
    >
    > CLR wrote:
    >> Data > TextToColumns > Delimited > use Underscore as the delimiter and follow
    >> the menu
    >>
    >> Vaya con Dios,
    >> Chuck, CABGx3
    >>
    >> "exceluser2" wrote:
    >>
    >>> id:1132565475_376458
    >>> id:1142565475_376239
    >>> id:1136654745_376665
    >>>
    >>> I would like to split the above into the 2 new collumns
    >>>
    >>> collumn1 collumn2
    >>> 1132565475 | 376458
    >>> 1142565475 | 376239
    >>> 1136654745 | 376665
    >>>
    >>> thanks for the help
    >>>
    >>>
    >>> --
    >>> exceluser2
    >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    >>> exceluser2's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=31338
    >>> View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=526187
    >>>
    >>>

    >


  5. #5
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    hi!

    better you go for Text To Columns and choose fixed width and then opt for "Do not Import Column" option!

    -via135


    Quote Originally Posted by exceluser2
    id:1132565475_376458
    id:1142565475_376239
    id:1136654745_376665

    I would like to split the above into the 2 new collumns

    collumn1 collumn2
    1132565475 | 376458
    1142565475 | 376239
    1136654745 | 376665

    thanks for the help

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