Extract left before first space in Excel and Google Sheets
=LEFT(A2,(FIND(" ",A2,1)-1))
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Extract left before first space in Excel
How to extract a text before space in a string in Excel?Extract left before first space in Excel
EXTRACT LEFT BEFORE FIRST SPACE — EXCEL FORMULA AND EXAMPLE
EXTRACT LEFT BEFORE FIRST SPACE — EXCEL FORMULA AND EXAMPLE
=LEFT(A2,(FIND(" ",A2,1)-1))
A2 = data cell
" " = criteria (space)
This formula will extract any value before the first space and is most suitable for a text string containing two words. For example, first and last name. You can change the space (" ") to your criteria in the above formula
Extract left before first space in Google Sheets
How to extract a text before space in a string in Google Sheets?Extract left before first space in Google Sheets
EXTRACT LEFT BEFORE FIRST SPACE — GOOGLE SHEETS FORMULA AND EXAMPLE
EXTRACT LEFT BEFORE FIRST SPACE — GOOGLE SHEETS FORMULA AND EXAMPLE
=LEFT(A2,(FIND(" ",A2,1)-1))
A2 = data cell
" " = criteria (space)
This formula will extract any value before the first space and is most suitable for a text string containing two words. For example, first and last name. You can change the space (" ") to your criteria in the above formula
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