Trim Function in Microsoft Excel 2010

In this article we will learn how to delete the unnecessary blank character from a cell, we will use “TRIM” function in Microsoft Excel 2010.

TRIM: Trim function is used to remove additional leading and trailing spaces from the text in a cell.

Syntax of “TRIM” function:           =TRIM (text)

Example:

  • Cell A2 contains the text“Excel     Tips”
  • Enter the formula in cell B2 =TRIM(A2), press Enter on your keyboard
  • The function will return the text after deleting the unnecessary spaces.

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Let’s take an example to understand how and where we can use TRIM function.

For Example:- We have 2 data sets, 1st data is having all details, and we want the 2nd data to pick the date of joining, by using the Employee name.

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Employee names are with spaces, and we will use here TRIM function along with Vlookup function.

Follow below given steps:-

  • Write the formula in cell F2.
  • =VLOOKUP(TRIM(E3),A2:B7,2,FALSE)
  • Press Enter on your keyboard.
  • The function will return Date of Joining for agent.

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  • Copy the formula by pressing the key Ctrl+C and paste in the range F3:F7 by pressing the key Ctrl+V on your keyboard.

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This is the way we can use TRIM function for our data in Microsoft Excel. 

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