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Thumbs up Answer: Can I extract the only second word?

Yes, you can extract the second word from a cell in Excel. Here are the steps to do it:
  1. Select the cell where you want to extract the second word.
  2. Type the following formula in the formula bar:
    Formula:
    =MID(A1,FIND(" ",A1)+1,FIND(" ",A1,FIND(" ",A1)+1)-FIND(" ",A1)-1
  3. Press Enter.

This formula uses the MID function to extract the text from the cell, starting from the position of the first space character plus one, and ending at the position of the second space character minus one. The FIND function is used to locate the position of the space characters.

If you want to extract the third word instead of the second word, you can modify the formula as follows:

Formula:
=MID(A1,FIND(" ",A1,FIND(" ",A1)+1)+1,FIND(" ",A1,FIND(" ",A1,FIND(" ",A1)+1)+1)-FIND(" ",A1,FIND(" ",A1)+1)-1
This formula uses the FIND function twice to locate the position of the third space character, and then extracts the text between the second and third space characters.
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