» Extract the first, middle and last name in Microsoft Excel
CATEGORY - Excel Text , Excel Formula
VERSION - All Microsoft Excel Versions
Enter the following name in cell A1: George W. Bush
Use the following function to extract the first name:
=LEFT(A1,FIND(" ",A1)-1)
The Result: George
Use the following function to extract the middle name:
=IF(ISERR(MID(A1,FIND(" ",A1)+1,IF(ISERR(FIND(" ",A1,FIND(" ",A1)+1)), FIND("
",A1),FIND(" ",A1,FIND(" ",A1)+1))-FIND(" ",A1)-1)),"",MID(A1,FIND(" ",A1)+
1,IF(ISERR(FIND(" ",A1,FIND(" ",A1)+1)),FIND(" ",A1),FIND(" ",A1,FIND(" ",A1)+1))-FIND("
",A1)-1))
The result: W.
Use the following function to extract the last name:
=RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-FIND("*",SUBSTITUTE(A1," ","*",LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,"
","")))))
The result: Bush
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