Splitting proper names

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Pete McCosh

Joe,

to replace the original completely, try
Data> Text to Columns...

If you have your name in A1 and wish to preserve that, the
following formulae in B1 & C1 will do the job:

B1 =LEFT(A1,FIND(" ",A1))
C1 =RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-FIND(" ",A1,1))

Although this second method will start to break down if
your list includes names such as "Dick Van Dyke" ...

Cheers, Pete.
 

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