How To Split Cells In Excel?

Select the cells you want to split.

Go to the Data tab.

Click Text to Columns.

Choose one:

Delimited: to split by a character (comma, space, tab, semicolon, etc.).

Fixed width: to split by column positions.

If using Delimited:

Select the delimiter type (or check multiple delimiters).

If needed, set options like consecutive delimiters and text qualifier.

If using Fixed width:

Drag the vertical separators in the preview to set split points.

Click Next, adjust settings as needed, then click Finish.

For splitting text into separate columns using a formula:

Use TEXTSPLIT (e.g., `=TEXTSPLIT(A1,” “)`) for many Excel 365 versions.

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