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  1. 03-30-2013, 02:58 PM #1
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    Post Last name, first name - change to first name last initial

    Hey guys,

    I've been trying to figure out how to change the order of a list of names.
    A2-A4
    Doe, John
    Frost, Jack
    Clause, Santa

    I want B2-B4 to say
    John D
    Jack F
    Santa C

    I've only managed to get "D John"
    =LEFT(A2)&" "&RIGHT(A2,LEN(A2)-FIND("*",SUBSTITUTE(A2," ","*",LEN(A2)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A2," ","")))))

    What am I forgetting?
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    Re: Last name, first name - change to first name last initial

    Switch the "left" and "Right" formula
    =RIGHT(A2,LEN(A2)-FIND("*",SUBSTITUTE(A2," ","*",LEN(A2)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A2," ","")))))&" "&LEFT(A2)
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    Re: Last name, first name - change to first name last initial

    For your examples this will work

    =MID(A2,FIND(",",A2)+2,99)&" "&LEFT(A2)
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    Re: Last name, first name - change to first name last initial

    slightly shorter...
    =RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-SEARCH(" ",A1,1))&" "&LEFT(A1,1)

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    Re: Last name, first name - change to first name last initial

    thanks guys! They all worked!
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    Re: Last name, first name - change to first name last initial

    Additionally, what would be done if there were two Mary P's? could the previous formulas be edited to add a second, or third letter of the last name for names that have the some of the same letters in the last name?

    Mary Pa
    Mary Po
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    Re: Last name, first name - change to first name last initial

    Use this inthe 2nd cell down, and copy down...
    =RIGHT(A2,LEN(A2)-SEARCH(" ",A2,1))&" "&LEFT(A2,IF(COUNTIF($B$1:B1,RIGHT(A2,LEN(A2)-SEARCH(" ",A2,1))&" "&LEFT(A2,1))>0,2,1)*1)
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    Re: Last name, first name - change to first name last initial

    FDibbins,
    that doesn't seem to work. It is still producing first name last: 'Mary P'
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    Re: Last name, first name - change to first name last initial

    I had these names in A1:A4

    Doe, John
    Frost, Jack
    Clause, Santa
    Fall, Jack

    Then in B1, i had this...
    =RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-SEARCH(" ",A1,1))&" "&LEFT(A1,1)..........John D
    then in B2, copied down, I used this...
    =RIGHT(A2,LEN(A2)-SEARCH(" ",A2,1))&" "&LEFT(A2,IF(COUNTIF($E$1:E1,RIGHT(A2,LEN(A2)-SEARCH(" ",A2,1))&" "&LEFT(A2,1))>0,2,1)*1)

    I ended up with...
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    Re: Last name, first name - change to first name last initial

    Thanks I used B2 in B1.
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