How to clean data (delete spaces) in WPS Office excel

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We are dealing with data all the time, but some people are struggling to correct mistakes in data all the time. Sometimes, we may fail to return the result for reference, which might be explained by blank spaces at the start or end of the text in the referenced data.

Fortunately, various functions and features in WPS Spreadsheet can help you to handle data effectively and smartly.

Example to remove spaces in WPS Spreadsheet:

The Trim function can help us delete extra spaces in data, which can be put to good use in today's case.

1. First, place the mouse cursor at cell B2 where we want to display the cleaned result.

2. Enter =TRIM(A2) in cell B2.

Here is why we write the formula:

Syntax: TRIM(text)

Argument: Returns text with only single spaces between words; Text is the text from which you want spaces removed.

3. Hover over cell B2 and drag the small cross in the lower right corner all the way down.

By doing so, we are easily getting rid of unwanted spaces from a text string.

It is worth mentioning that thspaces at the start or end of the textcan also be addressed by the TRIM function.

To explore more about how to clean data:

Click here to learn how to delete empty rows in WPS Spreadsheet.

Click here to see how to delete duplicates in WPS Academy.

Click here to see how to delete blank cells in WPS Academy.

Here, we have mastered an easy yet useful way to remove spaces in data. Did you get it?

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