Hi experts
I have a list of Forenames and Surnames in one column. I'd like to create a second column that gives the Forname in full but, alongside, shows only the first initial of the Surname:
E.g. Column A1 = Margaret Smith; and then Column B1 = Margaret S
I'm sure this is an easy one, and I'm sure I used to know this, but I've completely forgotten what to do!
Many thanks for your help.
Kind regards
Terri
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Ali
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This may be enough:
=LEFT(A1,FIND(" ",A1)+1)
Thank you, AliGW, that's it exactly!
Many thanks
Terri
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