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Asked: 2026-05-14T05:09:40+00:00

I have an excel spreadsheet with about 700 entries. The names are listed as

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I have an excel spreadsheet with about 700 entries. The names are listed as “DOE JOHN” (no comma separating the names). I need to format them so they read JOHN DOE.

1.) I would like to learn how to do this in excel.

2.) I would like to learn how to do this in linux.

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  1. Editorial Team

    If your LAST FIRST data in A1:A10, for example, paste this worksheet formula into B1. Then copy and paste into B2:B10.

    =MID(A1,FIND(" ",A1)+1,LEN(A1))&" "&LEFT(A1,FIND(" ",A1))

    If you then want to get rid of the LAST FIRST data, select B1:B10 and choose Edit – Copy. Select A1:A10, select Edit – Paste Special – Values.

    Be sure to review B1:B10 before you paste values over your original data to make sure it worked like you expect.

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