Which text function would remove all spaces from a string except for single spaces between words?

In MS-Excel, to remove extra spaces from a text except single space between words, we can use __________ function.

  1. TREND
  2. TRIM
  3. TEXT
  4. PROPER

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : TRIM

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TREND

  • TREND function returns values along with a linear trend.
  • It fits a straight line (using the method of least squares) to the array's known_y's and known_x's.
  • TREND returns the y-values along that line for the array of new_x's that you specify.

TRIM 

  • TRIM function is used to “normalize” all spacing.
  • TRIM automatically strips space at the start and end of a given string and leaves just one space between all words inside the string.
  • It takes care of extra spaces caused by empty cells.Therefore option 2 is correct

TEXT

  • Function TEXT returns a number formatted as text.
  • The TEXT function is especially useful when you want to embed a number inside the text with a certain format.

PROPER

  • Microsoft Excel PROPER function sets the first character in each word to uppercase and the rest to lowercase.
  • The PROPER function is a built-in function in Excel that is categorized as a String/Text Function.
  • It can be used as a worksheet function (WS) in Excel. As a worksheet function, the PROPER function can be entered as part of a formula in a cell of a worksheet.

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If you pull data in from external databases and legacy systems, you will no doubt encounter text that contains extra spaces. Sometimes these extra spaces are found at the beginning of the text, whereas at other times, they show up at the end.

Extra spaces are generally evil because they can cause problems in lookup formulas, charting, column sizing, and printing.

The figure illustrates how you can remove superfluous spaces by using the TRIM function.

Which text function would remove all spaces from a string except for single spaces between words?

The TRIM function is relatively straightforward. Simply give it some text and it removes all spaces from the text except for single spaces between words.

As with other functions, you can nest the TRIM function in other functions to clean up your text while applying some other manipulation. For instance, the following function trims the text in cell A1 and converts it to uppercase all in one step:

=UPPER(TRIM(A1))

The TRIM function was designed to trim only the ASCII space character from text. The ASCII space character has a code value of 32. The Unicode character set, however, has an additional space character called the nonbreaking space character. This character is commonly used in web pages and has the Unicode value of 160.

The TRIM function is designed to handle only CHAR(32) space characters. It cannot, by itself, handle CHAR(160) space characters. To handle this kind of space, you need to use the SUBSTITUTE function to find CHAR(160) space characters and replace them with CHAR(32) space characters so that the TRIM function can fix them. You can accomplish this task all at one time with the following formula:

=TRIM(SUBSTITUTE(A4,CHAR(160),CHAR(32)))

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Removes extra spaces from a string of text.

Description

The Trim function removes all spaces from a string of text except for single spaces between words.

The TrimEnds function removes all spaces from the start and end of a string of text but leaves spaces between words intact.

If you specify a single string of text, the return value for either function is the string with any extra spaces removed. If you specify a single-column table that contains strings, the return value is a single-column table of trimmed strings. If you have a multi-column table, you can shape it into a single-column table, as working with tables describes.

By trimming spaces between words, Trim is consistent with the function of the same name in Microsoft Excel. However, TrimEnds is consistent with programming tools that trim spaces only from the start and end of each string.

Syntax

Trim( String )
TrimEnds( String )

  • String - Required. The string of text to remove spaces from.

Trim( SingleColumnTable )
TrimEnds( SingleColumnTable )

  • SingleColumnTable - Required. A single-column table of strings to remove spaces from.

Example

FormulaDescriptionResult
Trim( "   Hello     World   " ) Removes all spaces from the start and end of a string and extra spaces from within the string. "Hello World"
TrimEnds( "   Hello     World   " ) Removes all spaces from the start and end of a string. "Hello     World"

The following examples use a single-column collection, named Spaces, that contains these strings:

Which text function would remove all spaces from a string except for single spaces between words?

To create this collection, set the OnSelect property of a Button control to this formula, open Preview mode, and then click or tap the button:
ClearCollect( Spaces, [ "   Jane   Doe   ", "    Jack   and   Jill", "Already trimmed", "   Venus,   Earth,   Mars  ", "Oil and Water   " ] )

FormulaDescriptionResult
Trim( Spaces ) Trims all spaces from the start and end of each string and extra spaces from within each string in the Spaces collection.
Which text function would remove all spaces from a string except for single spaces between words?
TrimEnds( Spaces ) Trims all spaces from the start and end of each string in the Spaces collection.
Which text function would remove all spaces from a string except for single spaces between words?

Note

Extra spaces don't appear if you display a collection by clicking or tapping Collections on the File menu. To verify string length, use the Len function.

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Will the TRIM function will remove all single spaces between words?

TRIM will remove extra spaces from text. Thus, it will leave only single spaces between words and no space characters at the start or end of the text. It is very useful when cleaning up text from other applications or environments. TRIM only removes the ASCII space character (32) from the text.

How do I remove spaces from a text string?

If you just want to remove the extra space, leading spaces and the trailing spaces from strings, you can apply this formula: Select a cell where you will put the result, and type this formula =TRIM(A2), press Enter key, and then the drag the auto fill handle over the cells which need this formula.

How do I remove single spaces between words in Excel?

Steps (1) Just Select your range, rows or column or array , (2) Press ctrl+H , (3 a) then in the find type a space (3 b) in the replace do not enter anything, (4)then just click on replace all..... you are done.

Which of these functions is used to remove more than one space?

TRIM function - remove extra spaces in Excel You use the TRIM function in Excel removes extra spaces from text. It deletes all leading, trailing and in-between spaces except for a single space character between words.