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    extracting only the text from cells which are formatted in italics

    Hi there,

    I have a species list with a large number of species names formatted in italics which also have the name of the person who classified the species in the same cell but not formatted in italics.

    What I would like to do is to extract only the text in each cell which is formatted in italics i.e. only the species names.

    Is this possible to do with a formula or macro? (see attached spreadsheet)


    species_standardisation.xlsm

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    Re: extracting only the text from cells which are formatted in italics

    Thank you!

    You saved me at least a couple of days work

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    Re: extracting only the text from cells which are formatted in italics

    Hello everyone,

    I need to do a similar work, but my data doesn't start with italic characters. I tried this formula but don't work in my case. I was not able to adapt it.
    Someone could help me?

    Attached is a sample of my data: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jwa51naj9...Q-8NNoFZa?dl=0

    Thanks in advance.
    Last edited by Carlos Guimarães; 03-26-2016 at 02:34 PM.

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    Re: extracting only the text from cells which are formatted in italics

    Carlos Guimarães,
    Unfortunately your post does not comply with Rule 2 of our Forum RULES. Do not post a question in the thread of another member -- start your own thread.

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    Re: extracting only the text from cells which are formatted in italics

    I am looking for the same. In my case, the data ends with italic characters. Did you find a solution?

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    Re: extracting only the text from cells which are formatted in italics

    Quote Originally Posted by cditomaso View Post
    I am looking for the same. In my case, the data ends with italic characters. Did you find a solution?
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