I have text data that I import that needs to be trimmed of extraneous spaces
and also converted to upper case; can I do that by nesting =trim and =proper
into one cell? Thanks!
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Marv Lusk

Hi Marv!

Yes, you can definitely use the =TRIM and =PROPER functions in a nested statement to clean up your text data. Here's how you can do it:

1. First, select the cell where you want to enter the nested statement.
2. Type the following formula:
   Formula:

   =PROPER(TRIM(A1)) 

3. Replace "A1" with the cell reference of the text data you want to clean up. For example, if your text data is in cell B2, you would enter
   Formula:

   =PROPER(TRIM(B2)) 

4. Press enter to apply the formula.

What this formula does is first remove any extra spaces from the text using the =TRIM function, and then converts the text to proper case (i.e. capitalizes the first letter of each word) using the =PROPER function.

=PROPER(TRIM(A1))

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HTH

Bob


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"MarvInBoise" wrote in message
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I have text data that I import that needs to be trimmed of extraneous
spaces
and also converted to upper case; can I do that by nesting =trim and
=proper
into one cell? Thanks!
--
Marv Lusk

Try one of these:

A1 = <spacetry this<space

=PROPER(TRIM(A1))

Returns: Try This

=UPPER(TRIM(A1))

Returns: TRY THIS

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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"MarvInBoise" wrote in message
...
I have text data that I import that needs to be trimmed of extraneous
spaces
and also converted to upper case; can I do that by nesting =trim and
=proper
into one cell? Thanks!
--
Marv Lusk