To extract the First Name:
=LEFT(A1,FIND(" ",A1,1)-1)
To extract the Last Name:
=MID(A1,FIND("~",SUBSTITUTE(A1," ","~",LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,"
",""))))+1,255)
HTH,
Elkar
"jermsalerms" wrote:
I want to take a clients 1st and last name that populates in cell 1 and
break it apart so that cell 2 only shows the last name and cell 3 shows
only the first name.
How do I write a formula to fill in the 1st word vs the 2nd word in
cell 1...also some have a middle initial that I do not want to be
included in either but some do not so I need it to recognize the
difference.
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