By: Harvinder Singh
HOW TO REMOVE SPACES FROM TH
OF A CELL IN EXCEL 2007
Sometimes text values contain leading, trailing, or multiple embedded space characters
set (Unicode: A character encoding standard developed by the Unicode Consortium. By using more than one
byte to represent each character, Unicode enab
represented by using a single character set.)
character set values 0 to 31, 127, 129, 141, 143, 144, and 157). These characters can sometimes
unexpected results when you sort, filter, or search. For example, users may make typographical errors by
inadvertently adding extra space characters, or imported text data from external sources may contain
nonprinting characters embedded in the text
unexpected results may be difficult to understand. To remove these unwanted characters, you can use a
combination of the TRIM, CLEAN, and SUBSTITUTE functions.
The TRIM function removes spaces from t
removes all nonprintable characters from text
which is a subset of the ANSI character set (ANSI character set: An 8
Windows that allows you to represent up to 256 characters (0 through 255) by using your keyboard
ASCII character set is a subset of the ANSI set.). It's important to understand that the first 128 values (0 to
127) in 7-bit ASCII represent the same characters as the first 128 values in the Unicode character set.
The TRIM function was designed to trim the 7
character set, there is an additional space character called the nonbr
decimal value of 160. This character is commonly used in Web pages as the HTML entity, . By itself,
the TRIM function does not remove this nonbreaking space character.
The CLEAN function was designed to remove the
(values 0 through 31) from text. In the Unicode character set, there are additional nonprinting characters
(values 127, 129, 141, 143, 144, and 157). By itself, the CLEAN function does not remove the
nonprinting characters.
To do this task, use the SUBSTITUTE function
ASCII characters for which the TRIM and CLEAN functions were designed.
Example
The example may be easier to understand if you copy it to a blank worksheet.
How to copy an example
1. Create a blank workbook or worksheet.
2. Select the example in the Help topic.
Note Do not select the row or column headers.
Selecting an example from Help
EMOVE SPACES FROM THE BEGINNING AND END
leading, trailing, or multiple embedded space characters
(Unicode: A character encoding standard developed by the Unicode Consortium. By using more than one
byte to represent each character, Unicode enables almost all of the written languages in the world to be
represented by using a single character set.) Values 32 and 160), or non-printing characters (Unicode
character set values 0 to 31, 127, 129, 141, 143, 144, and 157). These characters can sometimes
unexpected results when you sort, filter, or search. For example, users may make typographical errors by
inadvertently adding extra space characters, or imported text data from external sources may contain
nonprinting characters embedded in the text. Because these characters are not easily noticed, the
unexpected results may be difficult to understand. To remove these unwanted characters, you can use a
combination of the TRIM, CLEAN, and SUBSTITUTE functions.
spaces from text except for single spaces between words
nonprintable characters from text. Both functions were designed to work with 7
subset of the ANSI character set (ANSI character set: An 8-bit character set use
Windows that allows you to represent up to 256 characters (0 through 255) by using your keyboard
ASCII character set is a subset of the ANSI set.). It's important to understand that the first 128 values (0 to
nt the same characters as the first 128 values in the Unicode character set.
The TRIM function was designed to trim the 7-bit ASCII space character (value 32) from text. In the Unicode
character set, there is an additional space character called the nonbreaking space character that has a
decimal value of 160. This character is commonly used in Web pages as the HTML entity, . By itself,
the TRIM function does not remove this nonbreaking space character.
The CLEAN function was designed to remove the first 32 non-printing characters in the 7 bit ASCII code
(values 0 through 31) from text. In the Unicode character set, there are additional nonprinting characters
(values 127, 129, 141, 143, 144, and 157). By itself, the CLEAN function does not remove the
SUBSTITUTE function to replace the higher value Unicode characters with the 7
ASCII characters for which the TRIM and CLEAN functions were designed.
The example may be easier to understand if you copy it to a blank worksheet.
Create a blank workbook or worksheet.
Select the example in the Help topic.
Note Do not select the row or column headers.
Help
1
leading, trailing, or multiple embedded space characters (Unicode character
(Unicode: A character encoding standard developed by the Unicode Consortium. By using more than one
les almost all of the written languages in the world to be
printing characters (Unicode
character set values 0 to 31, 127, 129, 141, 143, 144, and 157). These characters can sometimes cause
unexpected results when you sort, filter, or search. For example, users may make typographical errors by
inadvertently adding extra space characters, or imported text data from external sources may contain
. Because these characters are not easily noticed, the
unexpected results may be difficult to understand. To remove these unwanted characters, you can use a
single spaces between words. The CLEAN function
designed to work with 7-bit ASCII,
bit character set used by Microsoft
Windows that allows you to represent up to 256 characters (0 through 255) by using your keyboard. The
ASCII character set is a subset of the ANSI set.). It's important to understand that the first 128 values (0 to
nt the same characters as the first 128 values in the Unicode character set.
bit ASCII space character (value 32) from text. In the Unicode
eaking space character that has a
decimal value of 160. This character is commonly used in Web pages as the HTML entity, . By itself,
printing characters in the 7 bit ASCII code
(values 0 through 31) from text. In the Unicode character set, there are additional nonprinting characters
(values 127, 129, 141, 143, 144, and 157). By itself, the CLEAN function does not remove these additional
to replace the higher value Unicode characters with the 7-bit
By: Harvinder Singh
HOW TO REMOVE SPACES FROM TH
OF A CELL IN EXCEL 2007
1. Press CTRL+C.
2. In the worksheet, select cell A1, and press CTRL+V.
3. To switch between viewing the results and viewing the formulas that return the results,
press CTRL+` (grave accent), or on the Formulas tab, in the Formula Auditing group, click
Show Formulas button.
1 Data
2 BD 122
3 ="XY"&CHAR(7)&"453"
4 BD 122
MN 987
Formula
=TRIM(A2)
=CLEAN(A3)
=TRIM(SUBSTITUTE(A4,CHAR(160),CHAR(32)))
=CLEAN(SUBSTITUTE(A5,CHAR(127),CHAR(7)))
EMOVE SPACES FROM THE BEGINNING AND END
In the worksheet, select cell A1, and press CTRL+V.
To switch between viewing the results and viewing the formulas that return the results,
press CTRL+` (grave accent), or on the Formulas tab, in the Formula Auditing group, click
Description (Result)
Removes the trailing space from the string "BD 122 "
(BD 112)
Removes the nonprinting BEL character (ASCII value of
7) from the string value created by the expression
="XY"&CHAR(7)&"453" (XY453)
=TRIM(SUBSTITUTE(A4,CHAR(160),CHAR(32))) Replaces each nonbreaking space character (Unicode
value of 160) with a space character (ASCII value of 32)
by using the SUBSTITUTE function, and then removes
the leading and multiple embedded spaces from the
string " BD 122" (BD 112)
=CLEAN(SUBSTITUTE(A5,CHAR(127),CHAR(7))) Replaces the nonprinting DEL character (ASCII
127) with a BEL character (ASCII value of 7) by using the
SUBSTITUTE function, and then removes the BEL
character from the string "MN
2
To switch between viewing the results and viewing the formulas that return the results,
press CTRL+` (grave accent), or on the Formulas tab, in the Formula Auditing group, click the
Removes the trailing space from the string "BD 122 "
Removes the nonprinting BEL character (ASCII value of
value created by the expression
="XY"&CHAR(7)&"453" (XY453)
Replaces each nonbreaking space character (Unicode
space character (ASCII value of 32)
by using the SUBSTITUTE function, and then removes
the leading and multiple embedded spaces from the
Replaces the nonprinting DEL character (ASCII value of
127) with a BEL character (ASCII value of 7) by using the
SUBSTITUTE function, and then removes the BEL
character from the string "MN 987" (MN987
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