Numbers '09: Extract first word of a cell
I'm looking for a formula that extracts the first word out of text in a cell and displays it in another cell.
Eg, in Cell A1 I have the text "Bob likes to swim". I want "Bob" to appear in another cell.
I've found a solution for Excel, but it doesn't transfer to Numbers.
Any ideas?
Hello,
I have a contact list that I am trying to sort out and I need to separate first and last name.
The formula given here was great for first names, but I am having trouble with the last name:
Using this formula
{quote}=RIGHT(O3;FIND(" ";O3)-2){quote}
where O2 is the cell where I have my full name, gives any kind of truncated names, depending on the length of the first name. I have tried any variation for the last term (-2), but nothing satisfactory.
Now I have found this excel formula that I am trying to adapt to numbers:
{quote}=RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-FIND("*",SUBSTITUTE(A1," ","*",LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1," ","")))))
which should become something like that in my case:
=RIGHT(O2;LEN(O2)-FIND("*",SUBSTITUTE(O2;" ";"*";LEN(O2)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(O2;" ";"")))))
if I am not mistaken about the change from commas to semi-colon
{quote}
Any idea to what I should do ? Ideally, what I would like to have is a formula that extracts everything that is after the first word, so as to manage the name with particle and/or the middle names....
Thanks for your attention,
Colin
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