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    Question change name arrangement

    Hi guys, i need help in changing name arrangement. Below example is arranged as last name, first name, middle name.

    LEE, CAROL CHEN

    I need to change it to first name and last name format (cancelling the middle name)--- e.g. CAROL LEE

    and what if there are two names?

    LEE, CAROL GRACE CHEN (change to CAROL GRACE LEE)

    Thank you!
    Last edited by NBVC; 07-06-2011 at 09:53 PM.

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    Re: change name arrangement

    Try:

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    substituting A1 for cell reference containing full name
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    Thank you so much NBVC!

    I'll also take this opportunity to ask for the formula which will include the middle name so that arrangement would be firs name, middle, last... just in case i need it in the future

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    Re: change name arrangement

    It would be:

    =TRIM(MID(A1,FIND(",",A1)+1,LEN(A1))&" "&LEFT(A1,FIND(",",A1)-1))

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    Re: change name arrangement

    It would be:

    =TRIM(MID(A1,FIND(",",A1)+1,LEN(A1))&" "&LEFT(A1,FIND(",",A1)-1))

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    Re: change name arrangement

    Thanks again NBVC! You're a wizard!

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