Delete first two characters in a cell...

C

ChuckF

I have a spreadsheet which shows the first inital and a space for
everyone in our company. I am trying to cut that down to simply show
the last name. Can anyone help me delete the first two characters
(first initial and the space) from a spreadsheet like this?

A Smith
A Thomas
B Patterson
C Jones

I want to return the following:
Smith
Thomas
Patterson
Jones
 
D

Dave Peterson

And lose the first two characters?

Select that column
Data|Text to columns
Fixed width
draw a line before the last name
choose not to import the first field
and plop the results into the original location.
 
B

Bernard Liengme

Try this: =MID(A1,3,255)
If you then want to delete all the names with initials you should first use
Copy followed by Paste Special (Values) on the cell with this formula.
best wishes
 
D

Dave F

Select the relevant column, then go to Data-->Text to columns and follow the
instructions. You'll be able to split the A Smith into two separate columns,
A and Smith. Delete the first column with the first initials if needed.

Dave
 
C

ChuckF

Thanks everyone!

Dave said:
Select the relevant column, then go to Data-->Text to columns and follow the
instructions. You'll be able to split the A Smith into two separate columns,
A and Smith. Delete the first column with the first initials if needed.

Dave
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