Try this:

Make sure the column to the immediate right is empty.

Select your range of names
Goto the menu DataText to Columns
Select DelimitedNext
Select Comma and SpaceFinish


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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"HRA1" wrote in message
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I have a text string as follows LAST NAME, FIRST NAME
Smith, John.

I need to put the last name in one column and the first name in another
column. I can do it for one cell using the left or right formula. But I
have
600 cells and can't figure out the formula to copy down for the rest of
the
cells.

Thank you.