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So I have my students first names in column A and I want to show their first
name initial in colum B. And I need to do it for 180 students
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Assuming names in A2 down
In B2: =LEFT(TRIM(A2))
Copy down
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So I have my students first names in column A and I want to show their first
name initial in colum B. And I need to do it for 180 students
Cheers
Steve

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