I have a large sheet of data that needs immediate work done to it so it can
be better used/searched by my boss. He now wants a column currently
containing city/state/zip into three separate columns. I'm sure there is
some way to split these into three columns without having to manually do it
(I just don't have the time - it's a long enough list it would take three
days). But I do not know these functions (macro?) well enough. Is this
possible? Can ANYONE help me with this? I have Excel XP and there doesn't
seem to be Microsoft Support for this product. Thanks!

One way. Select your column or rangedatatext to columnsdelimitedtab &
space
or a macro but you don't give examples.

--
Don Guillett
Microsoft MVP Excel
SalesAid Software

"LenoraMarie" wrote in message
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I have a large sheet of data that needs immediate work done to it so it can
be better used/searched by my boss. He now wants a column currently
containing city/state/zip into three separate columns. I'm sure there is
some way to split these into three columns without having to manually do
it
(I just don't have the time - it's a long enough list it would take three
days). But I do not know these functions (macro?) well enough. Is this
possible? Can ANYONE help me with this? I have Excel XP and there
doesn't
seem to be Microsoft Support for this product. Thanks!

Go to DataText to Columns
Select the Delimited radio button
Click the relevant checkbox(s). Whatever seperates the city/state/zip. If
a comma or '/' seperates the information select the other option and then
enter whatever applies.

If there is any data in columns after the city/state/zip column you will
want to insert some empty rows to avoid erasing any data in the neighboring
columns.

"LenoraMarie" wrote:

I have a large sheet of data that needs immediate work done to it so it can
be better used/searched by my boss. He now wants a column currently
containing city/state/zip into three separate columns. I'm sure there is
some way to split these into three columns without having to manually do it
(I just don't have the time - it's a long enough list it would take three
days). But I do not know these functions (macro?) well enough. Is this
possible? Can ANYONE help me with this? I have Excel XP and there doesn't
seem to be Microsoft Support for this product. Thanks!

THANK YOU - problem solved and a new trick learned. MUCH MUCH APPRECIATED!

"Stephen Lloyd" wrote:

Go to DataText to Columns
Select the Delimited radio button
Click the relevant checkbox(s). Whatever seperates the city/state/zip. If
a comma or '/' seperates the information select the other option and then
enter whatever applies.

If there is any data in columns after the city/state/zip column you will
want to insert some empty rows to avoid erasing any data in the neighboring
columns.

"LenoraMarie" wrote:

I have a large sheet of data that needs immediate work done to it so it can
be better used/searched by my boss. He now wants a column currently
containing city/state/zip into three separate columns. I'm sure there is
some way to split these into three columns without having to manually do it
(I just don't have the time - it's a long enough list it would take three
days). But I do not know these functions (macro?) well enough. Is this
possible? Can ANYONE help me with this? I have Excel XP and there doesn't
seem to be Microsoft Support for this product. Thanks!