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I have first and last names in a list and need to have excel pull only the
first name. These names are all in the same column. I tried using LEFT but can't figure out how to have excel stop once it hits the space between the first and last name. -RaY |
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Try this, assuming your combined name is in A1:
=LEFT(A1,SEARCH(" ",A1)-1) Hope this helps. Pete On Aug 19, 10:19*am, RaY wrote: I have first and last names in a list and need to have excel pull only the first name. These names are all in the same column. I tried using LEFT but can't figure out how to have excel stop once it hits the space between the first and last name. -RaY |
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Maybe this dragged down
=LEFT(A1,FIND(" ",A1)-1) Mike "RaY" wrote: I have first and last names in a list and need to have excel pull only the first name. These names are all in the same column. I tried using LEFT but can't figure out how to have excel stop once it hits the space between the first and last name. -RaY |
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In B1:
=LEFT(A1,FIND(" ",A1)-1) In C1: =RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-LEN(B1)-1) -- Gary''s Student - gsnu200800 "RaY" wrote: I have first and last names in a list and need to have excel pull only the first name. These names are all in the same column. I tried using LEFT but can't figure out how to have excel stop once it hits the space between the first and last name. -RaY |
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Workd perfect. Thanks everyone.
"Mike H" wrote: Maybe this dragged down =LEFT(A1,FIND(" ",A1)-1) Mike "RaY" wrote: I have first and last names in a list and need to have excel pull only the first name. These names are all in the same column. I tried using LEFT but can't figure out how to have excel stop once it hits the space between the first and last name. -RaY |
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