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Zorro
 
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Hi

I'm looking for a formula which will return the first letter of a word in
its adjacent cell.
For example:
A1 contains John. B1 would return J.

I've been tinkering with Chip Pearson's FirstNameLastName formulae but to no
avail.

Thanks in advance.

Zorro


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=LEFT(A1,1)

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Zorro wrote:
Hi

I'm looking for a formula which will return the first letter of a
word in its adjacent cell.
For example:
A1 contains John. B1 would return J.

I've been tinkering with Chip Pearson's FirstNameLastName formulae
but to no avail.

Thanks in advance.

Zorro



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