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Default splitting data from 1 column into multilple?

To answer your question pre se, with a formula solution.....you cannot do it
with "a" formula.....it will take 5 formulas, ie:
with your data in columns A and B, put the following formulas in columns C,
D, E, F, and G, copying down as appropriate.

In C1 put........ =MID(A1,1,FIND(" ",A1,1))
In D1 put.........=MID(A1,FIND(" ",A1,1),99)
In E1 put.........=MID(B1,1,FIND(" ",B1,1))
In F1 put.........=MID(B1,FIND(" ",B1,FIND(" ",B1,1)),LEN(B1)-6-5)
In G1 put.........=RIGHT(B1,5)

And, like Harlan says, the data must conform to a strict format, including 5
diget Zip, and no extra spaces

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3


"Dan B" wrote in message
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Hi,

I have 2 columns with data I need to split up. One column contains first
and last names. I need that into 2 columns, first in one, last in

another.

The other column of data has City ST Zip. There are no commas or periods.
I need that split into 3 columns.

I need help with a formula to do that.

Thank you!!!