Yes, there is a way to delete all characters to the right of a ":" in Excel 2003. You can use the
"Text to Columns" feature to split the text into separate columns based on the ":" delimiter and then delete the unwanted column.
Here are the steps to do this:
- Select the cell or range of cells that contain the text you want to split.
- Go to the "Data" tab in the Excel ribbon and click on "Text to Columns".
- In the "Convert Text to Columns Wizard" dialog box, choose "Delimited" and click "Next".
- Check the box next to "Other" and enter ":" in the box next to it. You should see a preview of how the text will be split.
- Click "Next" and choose the destination for the split data. You can choose to overwrite the original cells or specify a new range.
- Click "Finish" to split the text into separate columns.
- Now you can delete the unwanted column by selecting it and pressing the "Delete" key on your keyboard.
That's it! The text to the right of the ":" should now be deleted.