delete data in cell after specific character

Question

I have data in cells A1:A1000. It is a list of names followed by a small note, like this:

• sam\" fast
• nick\" long
• tom\" quick

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Answer 1

Easy! I don't know what version of Excel you are using, but in short you want to do a Convert Text to Columns and then split the cells using a delimiter of ". This will leave you with two columns, one of the data you want and one you can just delete.

Here is the walk through in Office 2010:

1. Highlight column A
2. find the Data menu
3. find the Convert Text to Columns menu
4. Pick Delimited and hit next
5. In the Other box, type "
6. hit Finish

Done! Now you have all your names in column A and you can just delete column B.

To sum up, do a "Convert Text to Columns" and then split the cells using a delimiter of ". Super easy and fast.