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How to extract string from IP address in Excel?

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If you have a list of IP addresses, and you want to extract the first three characters string only from these IP addresses in Excel, you can do as below tutorial.

Extract character string from IP address by formula

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Extract character string from IP address by Text to Column

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Here I introduce some formulas to extract string based on dot from IP address in Excel.

Select a cell then type one of below formulas as you need.

1. Extract string before first dot

Select a cell and type =MID(A2,1,FIND(".",A2,1)-1), press Enter key then drag the fill handle to the cells you need. See screenshot:
use a formula to extract string before first dot

2. Extract string between first and second dots

Select a cell and type =MID(A2,FIND(".",A2)+1,FIND(".",A2,(FIND(".",A2)+1)-FIND(".",A2))-1), press Enter key then drag the fill handle to the cells you need. See screenshot:
use a formula to extract string between first and second dots

3. Extract string between second and third dots

Select a cell and type =MID(A2,FIND(".",A2,FIND(".",A2)+1)+1,FIND(".",A2,FIND(".",A2,FIND(".",A2)+1)+1)-FIND(".",A2,FIND(".",A2)+1)-1), press Enter key then drag the fill handle to the cells you need. See screenshot:
use a formula to extract string between second and third dots

4. Extract string after last dot

Select a cell and type =MID(A2,FIND(".",A2,FIND(".",A2,FIND(".",A2)+1)+1)+1,LEN(A2)-FIND(".",A2,FIND(".",A2,FIND(".",A2)+1)+1)+1), press Enter key then drag the fill handle to the cells you need. See screenshot:
use a formula to extract string after last dot

arrow blue right bubble Extract character string from IP address by Kutools for Excel

To split cells by a defined delimiter with Text to Column needed several steps, but if you have Kutools for Excel, you can quickly split character string from IP address by the Split Cells utility.

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After free installing Kutools for Excel, please do as below:

1. Select the IP address cells, and click Kutools > Merge & Split > Split Cells. See screenshot:
click Split Cells feature of kutools

2. Then in the Split Cells dialog, check Split to Columns, and go to chek Other option and type dot sign . into the textbox under Split by section. See screenshot:
specify options in the dialog box

3. Click Ok. And to select a cell to output the result.
select a cell to output the result

4. Click OK. Now the IP address are split by dot.
the IP address are split by dot

arrow blue right bubble Extract character string from IP address by Text to Column

In Excel, the Text to Column also can quickly extract character string from IP address.

1. Select the IP addresses, and click Data > Text to Columns. See screenshot:
click Data > Text to Columns

2. In the Convert Text to Columns Wizard dialog, check Delimited option, then click Next and then check Other and type dot sign . into the next textbox in Delimiters section. See screenshot:

check Delimited option
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check Other and type dot sign

3. Click Finish. Then you can see the IP addresses are split by dot sign.

the IP addresses are split by dot sign

Note:

Using Text to Column will break the original data, you had better copy and paste the original to other location first.

Demo: Extract IP Address From Excel Cell

 

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