Shorten A Name

[rocket0612]

If I have a cell A1 with a name entered in the format 'Mr A B SURNAME',
how can I get it shortened to just the start and end in B1 so it will
just show 'Mr SURNAME'.

thanks

 

[mangesh_yadav]

Use:
=LEFT(A1,FIND(" ",A1)-1) & " " &
RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-MAX(ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&LEN(A1)))
*(MID(A1,ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&LEN(A1))),1)=" ")))

confirm with control shift enter as this is an array formula.

Source:
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/excelF.htm


Mangesh

 

[rocket0612]

thanks Mangesh

 

[olasa]

One option:
=LEFT(A1,FIND("
",A1)-1)&MID(A1,MAX((MID(A1,ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&LEN(A1))),1)="
")*(ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&LEN(A1))))),255)
Confirm the formula by holding down Ctrl and Shift, and then hit
Enter.

Hope it helped
Ola Sandström