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Gary's Student

Separate first and second name in one cell into separate cells.
 
Hi-light the column.
Data - Text to Columns...
Answer the resulting wizard
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Gary's Student


"Dwight in Georgia" wrote:

My list has the first and last names in the same cell. How can I separate
these into two separate cells so I can sort by last name. Or is there a way
to sort by the last name when the name in the cell is "firstname lastname"?



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