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I am trying to split 700 names with phone numbers. They are in column A.
There are hyphens between the names and phone numbers. Do I have to replace it with a coma and if so can i do the first one and copy it to do the rest or do i have to do each one individually. I not really caught on to this posting yet, so please accept my thanks in advance. Any help is very much appreciated. ie John Doe - 250-555-5555 |
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It looks like you have name space - space number.
Try this: Select the range of cells in question Goto the menu EditReplace Find what: space-space That is, type in a space then the dash then another space Replace with: , (type in a comma) Replace All Close With those cells still selected Goto the menu DataText to Columns DelimitedNext CommaFinish Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "B.W." wrote in message ... I am trying to split 700 names with phone numbers. They are in column A. There are hyphens between the names and phone numbers. Do I have to replace it with a coma and if so can i do the first one and copy it to do the rest or do i have to do each one individually. I not really caught on to this posting yet, so please accept my thanks in advance. Any help is very much appreciated. ie John Doe - 250-555-5555 |
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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP Congratulations, Biff ! Cheers. -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- |
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Well earned, well deserved. Congratulations.
"T. Valko" wrote: Biff Microsoft Excel MVP |
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I think I did everything you requested but i get a message " cannot find the data your searching for" "T. Valko" wrote: It looks like you have name space - space number. Try this: Select the range of cells in question Goto the menu EditReplace Find what: space-space That is, type in a space then the dash then another space Replace with: , (type in a comma) Replace All Close With those cells still selected Goto the menu DataText to Columns DelimitedNext CommaFinish Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "B.W." wrote in message ... I am trying to split 700 names with phone numbers. They are in column A. There are hyphens between the names and phone numbers. Do I have to replace it with a coma and if so can i do the first one and copy it to do the rest or do i have to do each one individually. I not really caught on to this posting yet, so please accept my thanks in advance. Any help is very much appreciated. ie John Doe - 250-555-5555 |
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Another way - select your column - making sure that you have a couple of
empty columns to the right of the one selected. click on "text to columns". Choose "Delimited", then click on the next button. in the next dialog box, there is a list of Delimiters on the left. Check the box in front of "other" and then put in a hyphen. click next, then finish. "B.W." wrote: I think I did everything you requested but i get a message " cannot find the data your searching for" "T. Valko" wrote: It looks like you have name space - space number. Try this: Select the range of cells in question Goto the menu EditReplace Find what: space-space That is, type in a space then the dash then another space Replace with: , (type in a comma) Replace All Close With those cells still selected Goto the menu DataText to Columns DelimitedNext CommaFinish Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "B.W." wrote in message ... I am trying to split 700 names with phone numbers. They are in column A. There are hyphens between the names and phone numbers. Do I have to replace it with a coma and if so can i do the first one and copy it to do the rest or do i have to do each one individually. I not really caught on to this posting yet, so please accept my thanks in advance. Any help is very much appreciated. ie John Doe - 250-555-5555 |
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Thank-you that worked. But I would like to keep my phone number in one column
if possible. I tried to regrouped the two columns with the phone number, but I am not having any success. "mfdou" wrote: Another way - select your column - making sure that you have a couple of empty columns to the right of the one selected. click on "text to columns". Choose "Delimited", then click on the next button. in the next dialog box, there is a list of Delimiters on the left. Check the box in front of "other" and then put in a hyphen. click next, then finish. "B.W." wrote: I think I did everything you requested but i get a message " cannot find the data your searching for" "T. Valko" wrote: It looks like you have name space - space number. Try this: Select the range of cells in question Goto the menu EditReplace Find what: space-space That is, type in a space then the dash then another space Replace with: , (type in a comma) Replace All Close With those cells still selected Goto the menu DataText to Columns DelimitedNext CommaFinish Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "B.W." wrote in message ... I am trying to split 700 names with phone numbers. They are in column A. There are hyphens between the names and phone numbers. Do I have to replace it with a coma and if so can i do the first one and copy it to do the rest or do i have to do each one individually. I not really caught on to this posting yet, so please accept my thanks in advance. Any help is very much appreciated. ie John Doe - 250-555-5555 |
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Thank you, Max.
Hopefully, I haven't lowered the standard! Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Max" wrote in message ... Biff Microsoft Excel MVP Congratulations, Biff ! Cheers. -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- |
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Thanks, Jerry!
Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "JLatham" HelpFrom @ Jlathamsite.com.(removethis) wrote in message ... Well earned, well deserved. Congratulations. "T. Valko" wrote: Biff Microsoft Excel MVP |
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B.W. wrote:
Thank-you that worked. But I would like to keep my phone number in one column if possible. I tried to regrouped the two columns with the phone number, but I am not having any success. "mfdou" wrote: Another way - select your column - making sure that you have a couple of empty columns to the right of the one selected. click on "text to columns". Choose "Delimited", then click on the next button. in the next dialog box, there is a list of Delimiters on the left. Check the box in front of "other" and then put in a hyphen. click next, then finish. "B.W." wrote: I think I did everything you requested but i get a message " cannot find the data your searching for" "T. Valko" wrote: It looks like you have name space - space number. Try this: Select the range of cells in question Goto the menu EditReplace Find what: space-space That is, type in a space then the dash then another space Replace with: , (type in a comma) Replace All Close With those cells still selected Goto the menu DataText to Columns DelimitedNext CommaFinish Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "B.W." wrote in message ... I am trying to split 700 names with phone numbers. They are in column A. There are hyphens between the names and phone numbers. Do I have to replace it with a coma and if so can i do the first one and copy it to do the rest or do i have to do each one individually. I not really caught on to this posting yet, so please accept my thanks in advance. Any help is very much appreciated. ie John Doe - 250-555-5555 Assuming you still have an original try using text to columns and leaving it as fixed width you can then place your dividers where you need them. If you place the dash between the name and phone number in it's own column you can just mark it not to import or just delete it later. gls858 |
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