How do I trim the just the leading and trailing spaces in a cell?
For example

" Project - 1234 " becomes "Project - 1234"

Thank you for you help.

Steven

All in one column?

Select that column
Data|Text to columns
Fixed width
remove any lines that excel guessed

Finish up.

Steven wrote:

How do I trim the just the leading and trailing spaces in a cell?
For example

" Project - 1234 " becomes "Project - 1234"

Thank you for you help.

Steven

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=TRIM(A1) etc.

Dave
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"Steven" wrote:

How do I trim the just the leading and trailing spaces in a cell?
For example

" Project - 1234 " becomes "Project - 1234"

Thank you for you help.

Steven

Using trim leaves a space between the quotes and the first and last letter so
a bit more complicated but try

=CONCATENATE("""",TRIM(MID(A15,2,LEN(A15)-2)),"""")

where your string is in A15

"Steven" wrote:

How do I trim the just the leading and trailing spaces in a cell?
For example

" Project - 1234 " becomes "Project - 1234"

Thank you for you help.

Steven

There are not actually quotes in the string. I just have them to show there
are spaces in front and back. Also, the number of spaces can vary. The
first record may have 3 spaces in front and the second 5 and so on.....

' This is record one '
' This is record two '
'This is record three '

There are not really ' in the cell. I just included them to show all the
blank spaces.

How using a formula would you take the leading and trailing spaces away?

Thank you,

Steven

I forgot to mention:

If I just put an example in excel with spaces then the text then spaces and
test with Trim(CellAddress) then it will trim properly.

This was something taken off the internet. I have see in other posts where
you have to test the characters but I have not been able to make those work.
It is the leading spaces that seem to cause the problem.

Steven

They probably aren't spaces but some other character which doesn't display.
Try copying one of the "leading spaces" and then use Edit Replace on your
range of cells replacing the offending character with nothing [just paste
your charcater into the "find" box]

"Steven" wrote:

I forgot to mention:

If I just put an example in excel with spaces then the text then spaces and
test with Trim(CellAddress) then it will trim properly.

This was something taken off the internet. I have see in other posts where
you have to test the characters but I have not been able to make those work.
It is the leading spaces that seem to cause the problem.

Steven