Splitting text strings without using formulas

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If you want to paste text in your worksheet, you can use Excel's Convert Text to Columns Wizard.

To do this, follow the next steps:

   1.    Select cells with the text that should be split.

   2.    On the Data tab, in the Data Tools group, click Text to Columns button:

Data Tools in Excel 2016

   3.    In the Convert Text to Columns Wizard - Step 1 of 3 dialog box, select the Delimited options, then click Next >:

Convert text to columns in Excel 2016

   4.    In the Convert Text to Columns Wizard - Step 2 of 3 dialog box, choose the Space as the delimiter, then click Next >:

Convert text to columns in Excel 2016

   5.    In the Convert Text to Columns Wizard - Step 3 of 3 dialog box, select each column and set the Data Format if needed.

Convert text to columns in Excel 2016

   6.    Click Finish.

See also this tip in French: Fractionner des chaînes de texte sans utiliser de formules.

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