Learn how to split one column into multiple columns in Excel. Use Text to Columns and Delimited options and use Delimiters to separate data in Excel.

Using the Excel Text to Column feature, you can choose how to split the column up, fix the width, or split at each comma, period, or other characters.

Another easy way to separate first and last names is using the TEXTSPLIT Excel function. This formula allows you to split text into multiple columns or rows based on a specified delimiter.

The names will automatically separate into the selected column and the one next to it. If there are no empty columns, Excel will warn you that it will replace the text in the column to the right.

If you need to conditionally split values into multiple columns in Microsoft Excel, consider using the IF () function. Here's how.

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