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Excel TRIM Function
The TRIM function is premade in Excel and used to remove irregular text spacing and keep single spaces between words
TRIM Function
The TRIM function is premade in Excel and used to remove irregular text spacing and keep single spaces between words.
It is typed =TRIM
If you want to use the function on a single cell, write:
=TRIM(cell)
If you want to use the function on a range of cells, write:
=TRIM(start cell:end cell)
Note: Irregular spacing is unnecessary spacing within the dataset that can occur before, after or between text or numbers within a cell.
Example TRIM Function
Use Trim to tidy up irregular spaces in the dataset within the range A2:C21.
Note: To define the range, separate the range values with a colon symbol :
How to Use TRIM Function
E2=TRIM
A2:C21)
Try it yourself!
Copy the values in the example above and try it on your own!
The range of values will be tidied up.
The function returns a dataset formatted without irregular spaces:
Use =TRIM function by following the steps in the example above to format the text:
The text looks much better now!
function copyFormulas(elementId){ /* Get the text field */ var copyText = document.getElementById(elementId); /* Select the text field */ copyText.select(); copyText.setSelectionRange(0, 99999); /* For mobile devices */ /* Copy the text inside the text field */ navigator.clipboard.writeText(copyText.value) .then(() => { alert('Range copied to clipboard.\nIt can now be pasted into the Excel spreadsheet.') }) .catch((error) => { alert(`Copy failed! ${error}`) }) }