Delete all characters after the first two in multiple cells in a column

I have a column of names. I want to keep only the first to letters and drop the rest. Any suggestions on how to do this? There are no symbols or numbers with then so find/replace all after the symbol is out.

Select the column and go to Data|Text to Columns.

Select Fixed Width and click Next.

In the Data Preview pane, click after the first 2 chars and you should get a vertical line separating those from the rest.

Click next, select the right column from the Data Preview Pane and then select Do not import (skip) from the Column data format area.

Click Finish.

Alternatively, you can use a temporary helper column with =LEFT(A1,2) where A1 contains original and copy down, then copy and paste special >> values over the original... then delete the helper column.