Split full names into first and last
Split full names into first and last name with FIND, LEFT and MID, or in one go with the split-text tool, and know when each is right.
In this lesson
- First name:
=LEFT(A2, FIND(" ",A2)-1). Last name:=MID(A2, FIND(" ",A2)+1, LEN(A2)). FIND(" ", A2)is the position of the first space. -1 stops before it, +1 starts after it.LEN(A2)counts the characters; as MID's length it means "the rest".
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Delete repeated rows from a merged list, and choose which columns decide what counts as a duplicate.
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