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(SOLVED) If first word = This array, then remove them and keep the rest

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    (SOLVED) If first word = This array, then remove them and keep the rest

    Hello,

    Hoping this is not a tricky task. I just want a function to remove the first word of each cell if the word is part of an array such as "fox" "horse" and "Cow."

    ie: Fox jumped over the cow
    Output: jumped over the cow

    Thank you!
    Last edited by agf12555; 12-21-2011 at 07:34 PM.

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    Re: If first word = This array, then remove them and keep the rest

    Try this.. Define words in for example H column.
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    Re: If first word = This array, then remove them and keep the rest

    For a non-VBA solution..

    If your sentences are in column A, then in B1 use the following formula and fill down:

    =IF(OR(LEFT(LOWER(A1),FIND(" ",A1)-1)={"fox","horse","cow"}),MID(A1,FIND(" ",A1)+1,LEN(A1)),A1)

    Copy the results from column B over the original values in column A (Copy, then PasteSpecial > Values).

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    Re: If first word = This array, then remove them and keep the rest

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    Re: If first word = This array, then remove them and keep the rest

    The first one worked great, so I'll stick with it. Thanks a lot guys!

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