Feb 4, 2023 · To abbreviate a middle initial in a full name like "John Riley Smith" into "John R. Smith", use the following formula (assuming the name is in cell A1): = TEXTBEFORE(A1, " ") …

Jul 31, 2024 · This article explains how to extract initials from names in Excel. It covers methods using formulas and a defined function in VBA.

Nov 20, 2007 · Presuming Lastname, Firstname Middlename is in one cell, odd spacing, last names of more than one word (like Smith-Wellington) and/or missing middle names and such …

Oct 4, 2023 · You can use the following formula in Excel to extract the initials from a name: =LEFT(TEXTBEFORE( A2 , " "),1)&LEFT(TEXTAFTER( A2 , " "),1) This particular formula …

Sep 26, 2005 · The entire name (forename and surname) is contained in one cell. The forename and surname are "space" delimited. How do I convert the forenames to initials so that the list …

Extracting Initials from a Name. Let’s start with a straightforward task: obtaining two-letter initials using this formula: =LEFT($A1)&MID($A1,FIND(” “,$A1)+1,1) This formula retrieves the first …

Jun 17, 2014 · =TRIM (MID (LEFT (A1&" ",SEARCH (" ? ",A1&" A ")),FIND (",",A1)+1,99)&LEFT (A1,FIND (",",A1)-1)) Regards. I am trying to reformat a string of names to just be "First Name …

Dec 15, 2005 · I need to convert the middle name into a middle initial in the new spreadsheet. How do I do that? Thank you for your help in advance. For question number 2 you can use …

Changing order of first name, middle name and surname. Thanks to this formula you can change the order. In my example you will get: surname coma space first name initial of middle name …

We can get the initials using combining couple of text formulas LEFT (), MID (), FIND () with ISERROR (). For example cell A2 has the full name, use below formula to get the initials from …