excel - Finding words that start with a specific sign -


i have few thousands rows in excel file line of text in each cell. in line of text, there word starts character "&". avoid using vba.

if words start "&" same length, use "left" or "right". excel function advise me use extract these words?

other question: if have 2 words start "&" in same cell, there way have 2 different functions, in 2 other cells, 1 looking first 1 starting beginning, other 1 looking last 1 starting end?

thanks.

regarding first question. in a1 there first string. put in b1 formula:

=if(left(substitute(a1," &"," "),1)="&",mid(substitute(a1," &"," "),2,10000),substitute(a1," &"," "))

then drag down (copy formulas down) cells a2, a3 ecc.. take care of words preceded space , first word in cell. have out of special case (interpunctions ecc..) as: "bla bla,&word"


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