Have you ever received a list of names in a single column and needed to separate them into separate columns for first and last names? Splitting names in Microsoft Excel can be a quick and easy task. There are a few different methods, but the most common approach is to use the TEXTSPLIT() function.
The TEXTSPLIT() function takes two arguments: the text string you want to split, and the delimiter you want to use. In this case, the delimiter would be the space character, which separates the first and last names. The syntax for the TEXTSPLIT() function is as follows: