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Split a cell
Applies To: Excel 2016, Excel 2013
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You might want to split a cell into two smaller cells within a single column. Unfortunately, you cant do this in Excel. Instead,
create a new column next to the column that has the cell you want to split and then split the cell. You can also split the
contents of a cell into multiple adjacent cells.

See the following screenshots for an example:

Split the content from one cell into two or more cells
1. Select the cell or cells whose contents you want to split.

IMPORTANT: When you split the contents, they will overwrite the contents in the next cell to the right, so make sure to have empty space
there.

2. On the Data tab, in the Data Tools group, click Text to Columns. The Convert Text to Columns Wizard opens.

3. Choose Delimited if it is not already selected, and then click Next.

4. Select the delimiter or delimiters to define the places where you want to split the cell content. The Data preview section
shows you what your content would look like. Click Next.
 5. In the Column data format area, select the data format for the new columns. By default, the columns have the same data
format as the original cell. Click Finish.

See Also
Merge cells
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