excel+courses - Splitting a cell

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Wed 30 Jan 2008, 13:58 Delegate Bridget said...

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Splitting a cell

How do you split a cell so that the first name goes to one cell and the last name goes in another cell.

Thu 7 Feb 2008, 12:56 Delegate Paul said...

RE: Splitting a cell

Comma Delimited Text

Highlight the range of cells where the first name and last name is, then select data > text to columns...

then when presented with the dialogue box, choose the top option, which says 'delimited', then click next.

After that, select the box that says 'spaces' and de-select any other boxes that may be ticked and then click next, then finish and voila!

There you have it...

Hope this helps

Paul

Excel tip:

Create your own custom list on Excel 2010!

If you know how to use the auto-fill option on Excel then why not create your own customs lists?

The auto fill feature saves you time by allowing you to enter one of the list entries into a cell and then use your mouse to automatically drag the rest of the list into the cells below, above or to either side of the initial cell. When using your mouse to perform this task you will see a thin black cross appear at the bottom right hand side of the cell. Click, hold and drag to make the list appear.

Default lists include weekdays and months. To create your own list in Excel 2010 do the following;

>File
>Options
>Advanced
>Scroll right to the bottom of the page and you will see a buttom "edit custom lists", click this button
>enter your list in the list entries
>click add

Now try it out. Good luck.
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Excel tip:

Create your own custom list on Excel 2010!