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Separating First and Last Names


Problem:

Separating the full names in column A into first and last names in columns B and C.

Solution:

To retrieve the first name use the LEFT and FIND functions as shown in the following formula:
=LEFT(A2,FIND(" ",A2))
To retrieve the last name use the RIGHT, LEN, and FIND functions as shown in the following formula:
=RIGHT(A2,LEN(A2)-FIND(" ",A2))