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To split name in Excel (first name, the middle name and the last name), there are two easy ways ? the text to column method and the formula method. In the text to column method, a delimiter character needs to be specified. In the formula method, the LEFT, FIND, RIGHT, and LEN functions are used to split names.

AutoFit column width and row height using a keyboard shortcut To AutoFit column width: Alt + H, then O, and then I. To AutoFit row height: Alt + H, then O, and then A.

Simply do the following: Select the cell with the formula and the adjacent cells you want to fill. Click Home > Fill, and choose either Down, Right, Up, or Left. Keyboard shortcut: You can also press Ctrl+D to fill the formula down in a column, or Ctrl+R to fill the formula to the right in a row.

Select the cell with the formula, and hover the mouse cursor over a small square at the lower right-hand corner of the cell, which is called the Fill handle. As you do this, the cursor will change to a thick black cross. Hold and drag the fill handle down the column over the cells where you want to copy the formula.

Find the handle at the bottom-right of the cell and hold your cursor over it until it becomes the plus sign. Click and drag the handle across the entire column. Click and drag the auto-fill handle across your entire column to apply the formula to each cell in the column.

Press Ctrl + C to copy the formulas, or Ctrl + X to cut them. Use the latter shortcut if you want to move formulas to a new location. Open Notepad or any other text editor and press Ctrl + V to paste the formulas there. Then press Ctrl + A to select all the formulas, and Ctrl + C to copy them as text.

In your Excel worksheet, go to the Formulas tab > Formula Auditing group and click the Show Formulas button. Microsoft Excel displays formulas in cells instead of their results right away.