Spliting information in a cell

M

Michael Malinsky

Highlight the column containing the data the go to Data>Text to Columns.
This will bring up a wizard that will help you segregate the data. On the
first screen, make sure Delimited is selected then click Next. Choose a
delimiter based on what separates the first and last names (assuming a
space, select the box next to Other and type a single space in the box next
to it). The window at the bottom will give you a preview of what the data
will look like after applying your criteria. Click finish and you're all
done.

HTH

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Michael J. Malinsky
Pittsburgh, PA

"I am a bear of very little brain, and long
words bother me." -- AA Milne, Winne the Pooh

Jennifer Leen said:
Hi,

I have a column of names that we imported from an old DOS system into
Excel. The column contains both first and last name. I want to seperate the
first name and last name and put them in their own column. Is there a
formula i can use?
 
J

Jennifer Leen

Hi

I have a column of names that we imported from an old DOS system into Excel. The column contains both first and last name. I want to seperate the first name and last name and put them in their own column. Is there a formula i can use

Jen
 
D

DDM

Jennifer, use the Text to Columns command on the Data menu. It's very
intuitive. Check it out.

DDM
"DDM's Microsoft Office Tips and Tricks"
www.ddmcomputing.com

Jennifer Leen said:
Hi,

I have a column of names that we imported from an old DOS system into
Excel. The column contains both first and last name. I want to seperate the
first name and last name and put them in their own column. Is there a
formula i can use?
 

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