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The process of extracting text between the second and third space in an Excel document involves using a combination of functions and formulas to identify the specific text within a cell. This can be achieved by utilizing the LEFT, RIGHT, and FIND functions to locate the positions of the spaces and then using the MID function to extract the desired text. This method allows for precise extraction of text from a specific location within a cell, providing users with a more efficient way to manage and manipulate data in their Excel documents.
Excel: Extract Text Between Second and Third Space
You can use the TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER functions in Excel to extract the text in a cell between the second and third spaces.
You can use the following syntax to do so:
=TEXTBEFORE(TEXTAFTER(A2, " ", 2), " ")
This particular example extracts the text between the second and third space in cell A2.
The following example shows how to use this syntax in practice.
Example: Extract Text Between Second and Third Space in Excel
Suppose we have the following list of strings in Excel:
Now suppose we would like to extract the text between the second and third space in each string.
We can type the following formula into cell B2 to do so:
=TEXTBEFORE(TEXTAFTER(A2, " ", 2), " ")
We can then click and drag this formula down to each remaining cell in column B:
Column B now contains the text between the second and third space of each corresponding cell in column A.
How This Formula Works
Recall the formula that we used to extract the text between the second and third space in cell A2:
=TEXTBEFORE(TEXTAFTER(A2, " ", 2), " ")
First, we use the TEXTAFTER function to extract all of the text after the second space in cell A2.
This returns are you today.
Then, we use the TEXTBEFORE function to extract all of the text before the first space from this remaining text.
This returns are.
Additional Resources
The following tutorials explain how to perform other common tasks in Excel: