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    Separating numbers into multiple columns

    Hello,

    I have this huge column of numbers that needs to be separated into multiple columns. This would take forever to do manually. I was wondering if there was a really fast way to do this.
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    Last edited by MarginofBuffett; 02-18-2011 at 03:51 PM.

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    Re: Separating numbers into multiple columns

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    -> Data Tab -> Text to Columns -> Delimited -> Space: ensure Treat Consecutive Delimiters as one is checked -> Finish.

    Word of advice:
    Upon completion of above re-run Text to Columns and in Step 2 un check Space then click Finish
    (this resets TextToColumns settings - should you paste space delimited data into Excel going forward it won't split your data)

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    Re: Separating numbers into multiple columns

    I've never noticed that Text-to-Column button. Very handy. For some reason the steps you laid out didn't work. This is what I did: Text to Columns -> Fixed Width -> General -> Finish.
    Last edited by MarginofBuffett; 02-18-2011 at 03:48 PM.

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