Create as many blank columns to the right of the column in question so existing data does not get overwritten. Highlight the desired column Choose Data/Text to Columns from the Menu Delimited will be marked by default - Click Next Choose the most appropriate delimiter from the available options - Click Next Apply appropriate formats to each column from the available options - Click Finish -----Original Message----- From: Diane Rainaud [mailto:drainaud@xxxxxxxxx]=20 Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 9:01 AM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Dividing Contents of an Excel column into 2 columns I know I've seen this is asked and answered before, but can't seem to find it in the archives now, so accept my apologies for asking. I need to know how to take the contents of one Excel column and split the contents between 2 cells. We have one column containing and part number and its name...we'd like to have the part number and names in different columns. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Diane __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to=20 mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles ************************************************************* ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************