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10. TEXTSPLIT, TEXTBEFORE, and TEXTAFTER: Putting Words in Their Places

Abbott Ira Katz1  
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The three new dynamic array text functions take collective aim at a class of age-old and related spreadsheet problems – namely, how to separate, or parse, a cell containing a text string into its constituent words.

The prevailing instrument of choice for meeting that challenge was of course, and probably still is, the storied Text to Columns option, shown in Figure 10-1.

A screenshot of a tab titled convert text to columns wizard - step 2 of 3. Among the ...

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