Use Delimiters in Excel One of the most straightforward ways to separate first and last names is by using delimiters in Excel. A delimiter is a character that separates different parts of text data.

If you've ever had a list of first and last names that you wanted to separate Excel and Google Sheets make it easy. Here's how to do it in each application.

Learn how to separete ot split the Full name to First and Last name in Microsoft Excel, using the Delimiter or Separator function or Formula.