In this article, we will learn How to Reverse Strings in Excel
Problem:
Converting the full names in column A, formatted "LastName, FirstName" into names formatted "FirstName LastName".
Formula explanation:
LEFT will help to pick the character from the left side within a cell.
RIGHT will help to pick the character from the right side within a cell text.
LEN function we use to return the text length to a cell.
FIND function returns the location number at which a specific character or text string is first found, reading left to right (not case-sensitive).
Formula syntax:
| = RIGHT ( string , LEN ( string ) - FIND (" " , string ) ) & " " & LEFT ( string, FIND (" ", string ) - 1 ) |
Example :
All of these might be confusing to understand. Let's understand how to use the function using an example. Here We have a list of Names in Column “A” and we need to show the name in its reverse order.
Use the formula:
| =RIGHT(A2,LEN(A2)-FIND(" ",A2))&" "&LEFT(A2,FIND(" ",A2)-1) |
Follow the below given steps:-
To copy the formula to all the cells, press the key “CTRL + C” and select the cell B3 to B6 and press the key “CTRL + V” on your keyboard.
This is how we can reverse the order of the words by using the Right, Len, Find and Left functions in Microsoft Excel.
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