Extract right after first space in Excel and Google Sheets

=MID(A2,FIND(" ",A2)+1,256)

A2 = data cell; " " = criteria (space)

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Extract right after first space in Excel

How to extract a text after space in a string in Excel?
Extract right after first space in Excel

EXTRACT RIGHT AFTER FIRST SPACE — EXCEL FORMULA AND EXAMPLE

=MID(A2,FIND(" ",A2)+1,256)

  • A2 = data cell

  • " " = criteria (space)

This formula will extract any value right after the first space and is most suitable for a text string containing two words. For example, first and last name. You can change the space (" ") to your criteria in the above formula

Extract right after first space in Google Sheets

How to extract a text after space in a string in Google Sheets?
Extract right after first space in Google Sheets

EXTRACT RIGHT AFTER FIRST SPACE — GOOGLE SHEETS FORMULA AND EXAMPLE

=MID(A2,FIND(" ",A2)+1,256)

  • A2 = data cell

  • " " = criteria (space)

This formula will extract any value right after the first space and is most suitable for a text string containing two words. For example, first and last name. You can change the space (" ") to your criteria in the above formula

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