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How to split multiline cell contents into separated rows/columns in Excel?

Author: Siluvia Last Modified: 2024-11-01

Supposing you have multiline cell content which is separated by Alt + Enter, and now you need to split the multiline contents to separated rows or columns, what can you do? In this artical, you will learn how to quickly split multiline cell contents into separated rows or columns.

Split multiline cell contents into separate columns with Text to Columns function
Easily split multiline cell contents into separate rows or columns with Kutools for Excel


Split multiline cell contents into separate columns with Text to Columns function

With the Text to Columns function, you can split multiline cell contents into separate columns.

1. Select the cells with multiline contents you want to split to separate columns, then click Data > Text to Columns. See screenshot:

click Data > Text to Columns

2. In the first Convert Text to Columns Wizard dialog box, select Delimited option, and then click the Next button.

select Delimited option in the dialog box

3. In the second Convert Text to Columns Wizard dialog box, only check the Other box, hold the Alt key and enter number 0010 into the following blank box. Then click the Next button. See screenshot:

check the Other box, hold the Alt key and enter number 0010

4. In the third Convert Text to Columns Wizard dialog box, select a cell for placing the split contents in the Destination box, and finally click the Finish button.

select a cell for placing the split contents

Then the selected multiline cells’ contents are split into separated columns as below screenshot shown.

the selected multiline cells’ contents are split into separated columns


Split multiline cell contents into separate rows or columns with Kutools for Excel

If you want to split the multiline cell contents to multiple rows, the Text To Column feature may not help you. But, the Split Cells utility of Kutools for Excel can help you quickly split multiline cell contents into separate rows or columns. Please do as follows.

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1. Select the cells with multiline contents you want to split to separate rows or columns, then click Kutools > Merge & Split > Split Cells. See screenshot:

click Split Cells feature of kutools

2. In the Split Cells dialog box, you need to do as follows:

  • (1) If you want to split cells to rows, please select the Split to Rows option, otherwise, select the Split to Columns option.
  • (2) In the Specify a separator section, select New line option
  • (3) Finally click the OK button

specify options in the dialog box

3. In the next popping up dialog box, select a blank cell for locating the split text, and then click the OK button.

select a blank cell for locating the split text

You can see the split result as bellows screenshots shown.

the multi-line cells are split to columns or rows

  If you want to have a free trial (30-day) of this utility, please click to download it, and then go to apply the operation according above steps.


Easily split multiline cell contents into separate rows or columns with Kutools for Excel

 

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