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.

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.

Press "Ctrl-X" to cut the cells. Click just beneath the last data cell in the first column. Press "Ctrl-V" to move the second column's data to the bottom of the first column.