I have an excel spreadsheet with over 2000 surnames with initials in
the same column as listed below eg

John , N
Jack , H
Peter , S
Ken , G

How do I remove only the comma(,) after the surname in each row leaving
only the surname with the initials ie John N Jack H - etc


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jackh

jackh Wrote:
I have an excel spreadsheet with over 2000 surnames with initials in
the same column as listed below eg

John , N
Jack , H
Peter , S
Ken , G

How do I remove only the comma(,) after the surname in each row leaving
only the surname with the initials ie John N Jack H - etc

If the name is in A2 then put this formula in the cell you want the new
name:
=LEFT(A2,SEARCH(",",A2)-1) & RIGHT(A2,2)


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jahoobob

jackh Wrote:
I have an excel spreadsheet with over 2000 surnames with initials in
the same column as listed below eg

John , N
Jack , H
Peter , S
Ken , G

How do I remove only the comma(,) after the surname in each row leaving
only the surname with the initials ie John N Jack H - etc


Jackh
Just type "CTL H" (Or EditReplace) put a comma in the find field and
nothing in the replace with field. that should do it.

Odie


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Odicus