How do I delete spaces that follows data

[ILoveMyCorgi]

I have an Excel spreadsheet containing numerous columns/rows of data. I want
to remove any spaces that follow the data. For example in column A2 the word
Marianne is followed with spaces. Each row varies in the length
of text and the spaces that follow. I tried using =CLEAN(Sheet1!A2) but that
didn't work when I pasted special value back into the field. Please help!
Thank you. Susan

 

[Michael Arch]

Try the trim function:
=Trim(Sheet1!A2)

 

[ILoveMyCorgi]

Thank you! You've made my weekend. Have a good one yourself. Susan

 

[Dave Peterson]

You could try:

Select the column
Data|text to columns (in xl2003 menus)
Fixed width
Remove any lines that excel guessed and don't add any of your own.
and plop the results in the original range.