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How to extract text before / after the second space or comma in Excel? 

In Excel, the Text To Columns function may help you to extract each text from one cell into separate cells by space, comma or other delimiters, but, have you ever tried to extract the text before or after the second space or comma from a cell in Excel as following screenshot shown? This article, I will talk about some methods to deal with this task.

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Extract text before the second space or comma with formula

Extract text after the second space or comma with formula

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To get the text before the second space, please apply the following formula:

Enter this formula: =IF(ISERROR(FIND(" ",A2,FIND(" ",A2,1)+1)),A2,LEFT(A2,FIND(" ",A2,FIND(" ",A2,1)+1))) into a blank cell where you want to locate the result, C2, for example, and then drag the fill handle down to the cells that you want to contain this formula, and all the text before the second space has been extracted from each cell, see screenshot:

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Note: If you want to extract the text before the second comma or other separators, please just replace the space in the formula with comma or other delimiters as you need. Such as: =IF(ISERROR(FIND(",",A2,FIND(",",A2,1)+1)),A2,LEFT(A2,FIND(",",A2,FIND(",",A2,1)+1))).

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To return the text after the second space, the following formula can help you.

Please enter this formula: =MID(A2, FIND(" ", A2, FIND(" ", A2)+1)+1,256) into a blank cell to locate the result, and then drag the fill handle down to the cells to fill this formula, and all the text after the second space has been extracted at once, see screenshot:

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Note: If you want to extract the text after the second comma or other separators, you just need to replace the space with comma or other delimiters in the formula as you need. Such as: =MID(A2, FIND(",", A2, FIND(",", A2)+1)+1,256).

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Rupesh
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Hi, I want to extract each values after underscore. How do I do that. I am familiar with delimiter, but want to learn the formula to do that.

Brush_25mm_Orange_Skid_110cm
Polish_25mm_Orange_Toast_100cm
Car_25mm_White_Tyre_120cm
Paint_25mm_Red_Reflective_95cm
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Edit - I see this was already addressed by Dave - thank you sir! skyyang can you please edit the incorrect solution to "Extract Text Before The Second Delimiter" with the correct equation logic?
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saran
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Hello There

I have a scenario in 4 types as below in a excel chart

Type 1 : FX01865-CWB-22F
Type 2 : CD30250-AJX-2D-AB
Type 3 : DF10250-MUR-JH-B
Type 4 : YZ00250-MDS-4T-BHR

To all cases, I want to extract only the BOLD TEXT as an answer in the adjacent cells

Please help share formula

ThanksSaran

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rangaih
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I have the text like this
LAXMI RANI DELHI DELHI CG012054567IN CA
so, I want the text to be arranged in excel like this
LAXMI RANI(1st cell ) DELHI(2nd cell) DELHI (3rd cell) CG012054567IN (4th cell) CA(5th cell)
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skyyang     rangaih
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Hi, rangaih,To deal with your problem, first, you can split your cell values based on space by using the Text to Columns feature, after spliting the text strings, you just need to combine the fisrt two cell values as you need.Please try, thank you!
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Simon
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Hi, I have a long string in a single cell and want to extract all the information after each Product ID. Product ID: 686, Product Qty: 1, Product SKU: RUB 100, Product Name: Emu Oil Rub 100g, Product Weight: 0.2000, Product Variation Details: |Product ID: 691, Product Qty: 1, Product SKU: MOIST 100, Product Name: Emu Oil Moisturiser 100g, Product Weight: 0.1900, Product Variation Details: , |Product ID: 705, Product Qty: 3, Product SKU: WASH 250, Product Name: Natural Hand & Body Wash with Emu Oil 250ml, Product Weight: 0.4000, Product Variation Details: I need the quantity in one cell and the product name in another cell for each of the products after Product ID. Can you help?
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Bil1770
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In my scenario There are three “-“ and sometimes one “-“
before second “-“ text should be enter
if in cell only one “-“ it should be blank

e.g As-01-14-32 answers like thisAs-01

e.g As-01 answer Blank cell

what will be farmula?
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skyyang     Bil1770
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Hello, Bil,
To solve your problem, please apply the below formula:
=IFERROR(LEFT(A1,FIND("#",SUBSTITUTE(A1,"-","#",2))-1),"")
Please try it, thank you!
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Nikhil Jayaswal
Nikhil Jayaswal     skyyang
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Hi
I need help if i want to extract anything after first comma and before last comma.
"Flat 135 Nevendon Road, Sally,Wickford, SS12 0NL"

Column A = Flat 135 Nevendon Road
Column B = Sally,Wickford
Columns C = SS12 0NL
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skyyang     Nikhil Jayaswal
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Hello, Jayaswal,
To solve your porblem, please apply the following formulas:
First part--Cell B1: =LEFT(A1,FIND(",",A1,1)-1)
Second part--Cell C1: =MID(A1,FIND(",",A1)+1,LOOKUP(1,0/(MID(A1,ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&LEN(A1))),1)=","),ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&LEN(A1))))-FIND(",",A1)-1)
Third part--Cell D1: =MID(A1,FIND("=",SUBSTITUTE(A1,",","=",LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,",",""))))+1,256)

Pleasr try, hope it can help you!
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Bil1770     skyyang
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It’s working, thanks
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Bil1770     Bil1770
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One more thing
after third”-“all text should remain even 1 or 10 otherwise blank
e.g A-01-12-As answer As
e.g A-01-12-Asty answer Asty
e.g A-01 answer blank
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skyyang     Bil1770
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Hi,
May be the below formula can solve your task, please try:
=IFERROR(TRIM(MID(A1,FIND("#",SUBSTITUTE(A1,"-","#",3))+1,255)),"")
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Bil1770     skyyang
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Fine thanks
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Gaby
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How can I extract Text 1 and Text 2 from a string like Text 1_Text 2_Text 3_Text 4
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demo
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how do I do this from right to left. Basically, want to extract last two words.
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skyyang     demo
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Hi, demo,
To extract and return the last two words from text strings, please apply the below formula:
=IF((LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1," ","")))<2,A1,RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-FIND("/",SUBSTITUTE(A1," ","/",(LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1," ",""))-1)))))

Please try, hope it can help you!
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THANK YOU!!!
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Tiki
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Is there a way to extract various pieces of this string? 123ABC.01.02.03.04 ---- for example, to pull the 123ABC, and then in the next column pull 123ABC.01, and then 123ABC.01.02, then 123ABC.01.02.03, and so on.
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