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I'm trying to create a pivot table that summarizes different community sales.

The worksheet has over 5,000 records, but the column that contains the
community names, not all of the names have been entered identically.

The good news is they all at least have the base name. Is there a way I can
change the text in each cell so that all the community names are the same?

Below is a sample of the column with the community names.

So for example, below I want to change all of the cells that "contain"
"Arbor Greene" to just have "Arbor Greene" in the cell. The same with the
cells that "contain" "Easton Park", I want them all to just have "Easton
Park" in the cell, the cells that have "Heritage Isles", I want them all just
to contain "Hertiage Isles", and so on...

This way when I go to create the pivot table it will summarize all the data
by community.

Hopefully that made sense?

Thanks in advance for your help!!

Sample Column

ARBOR GREENE
ARBOR GREENE
ARBOR GREENE
ARBOR GREENE PHASE 5 UNITS 1 A
ARBOR GREENE PHASE 7 UNIT 1
ARBOR GREENE TOWNHOMES REPLAT
EASTON PARK
EASTON PARK PHASE 1
EASTON PARK PHASE 1
HERITAGE ISLES
HERITAGE ISLES
HERITAGE ISLES
HERITAGE ISLES
Heritage Isles Ph 1e
Heritage Isles Ph 1e
Heritage Isles Ph 1e
HERITAGE ISLES PHASE
HERITAGE ISLES PHASE 1D
HERITAGE ISLES PHASE 1E UNIT 1
HERITAGE ISLES PHASE 1E UNIT 2
HERITAGE ISLES PHASE 1E UNIT 2
HERITAGE ISLES PHASE 1E UNIT 2
HERITAGE ISLES PHASE 1E UNIT 2
HERITAGE ISLES PHASE 2E
HERITAGE ISLES PHASE 3A
HERITAGE ISLES PHASE 3A
HERITAGE ISLES PHASE 3A
HERITAGE ISLES PHASE 3A
HERITAGE ISLES PHASE 3E UNIT 1
HERITAGE ISLES PHASE 3E UNIT 2
HERITAGE ISLES,NASSAU POINTE
HUNTERS GREEN
HUNTER'S GREEN
HUNTER'S GREEN
HUNTER'S GREEN
HUNTER'S GREEN
HUNTER'S GREEN
HUNTER'S GREEN PARCEL 18A PHAS
HUNTER'S GREEN PARCEL 20
HUNTER'S GREEN PARCEL 22A PHAS

 
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