How do I include part of a cell in text (string?) in another cell?
I have a spreadsheet in which A:1 contains First and Second Names as a
single entry, e.g. 'Fred Smith'. I want to be able to include only the First Name in statements in other fields, e.g. 'Fred can .' I have considered splitting the name across two fields, but this would introduce other complications. How can I refer to A:1 such that only the first name, which is of variable length, will be picked up, i.e. everything up to, and possibly including' the space? I know I can use '=A:1& 'can.'' which will come out as 'Fred Smith can.', but how do I make it read 'Fred can.'? |
How do I include part of a cell in text (string?) in another cell?
I have a spreadsheet in which A:1 contains First and Second Names as a
single entry, e.g. 'Fred Smith'. I want to be able to include only the First Name in statements in other fields, e.g. 'Fred can .' I have considered splitting the name across two fields, but this would introduce other complications. How can I refer to A:1 such that only the first name, which is of variable length, will be picked up, i.e. everything up to, and possibly including' the space? I know I can use '=A:1& 'can.'' which will come out as 'Fred Smith can.', but how do I make it read 'Fred can.'? This formula... =LEFT(A6,FIND(" ",A6)-1) will pick up the text up to, but not including, the space following it. If you want to keep the space, remove the -1. Rick |
How do I include part of a cell in text (string?) in another cell?
Thanks Rick, works a treat.
"Rick Rothstein (MVP - VB)" wrote in message ... I have a spreadsheet in which A:1 contains First and Second Names as a single entry, e.g. 'Fred Smith'. I want to be able to include only the First Name in statements in other fields, e.g. 'Fred can .' I have considered splitting the name across two fields, but this would introduce other complications. How can I refer to A:1 such that only the first name, which is of variable length, will be picked up, i.e. everything up to, and possibly including' the space? I know I can use '=A:1& 'can.'' which will come out as 'Fred Smith can.', but how do I make it read 'Fred can.'? This formula... =LEFT(A6,FIND(" ",A6)-1) will pick up the text up to, but not including, the space following it. If you want to keep the space, remove the -1. Rick |
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