Have you ever wanted to split the contents of an Excel cell? For example, you get a list of names with both the first and last name in the same column, and you want them in their own cells? Text-to-Columns is your answer for dividing the contents of an Excel cell. 

This is not the same thing as dividing an Excel cell- which you can’t do. (No soup for you!)

Jared Hawk is a professional Excel Consultant and Trainer in Boise, Idaho. He is also a contributing author to www.masterthebusiness.com.