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The Doors
The Who
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
The J. Geils Band

Try this:

Select the range of cells in question
Goto the menu EditReplace
Find what: The<space (enter a space after typing "The"
Replace with: nothing, leave this empty
Replace All



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.... though of course it would do strange things to "The Day Of The Jackal",
for example.
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The Doors
The Who
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
The J. Geils Band

Try this:

Select the range of cells in question
Goto the menu EditReplace
Find what: The<space (enter a space after typing "The"
Replace with: nothing, leave this empty
Replace All



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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


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