4 Ways to Perform a Split in Excel

2024 Author: Samantha Chapman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-02 02:12

Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program that allows you to organize and store your data. One of the main functions is the use of mathematical formulas to divide, multiply, add and subtract numbers. Find out how to split with Excel.

Steps

Method 1 of 4: Part One: Insert the data into Microsoft Excel

Step 1. Open Microsoft Excel

Step 2. Select an already saved spreadsheet or create a new one

Step 3. Click the "File" menu at the top of the page and save the spreadsheet with a specific name

Save regularly.

Step 4. Create a custom table

• Configure the columns. Columns are the vertical subdivisions that go from top to bottom. Use the top row of horizontal cells to name the columns. You could use dates, names, addresses, bills to pay, amounts to be received, bills paid or total.

• Configure the lines. Start by entering the data that matches the column headings in the second row and all rows horizontally below.

• Decide if you want to create the totals in a column to the right of your data or in a row at the bottom called "Total". Some prefer to have the final results in rows below the numbers entered.

  Method 2 of 4: Part two: Format the cells

  

  Step 1. Highlight the areas of the Excel sheet where you will enter numbers, rather than text

  

  Step 2. Click the "Format" menu at the top

  Select "Format Cells…".

  

  Step 3. Choose "Number" or "Currency" in the list

  Decide how many decimal places you want to have and click "Ok".

  This will allow you to use numerical formulas for your data, rather than treating them as text

  Method 3 of 4: Part Three: Identify Cell Names

  

  Step 1. Note the organization of cells in an Excel sheet

  Learning how to name cells will help you write a formula.

  • The columns are indicated with a letter at the top of the sheet. They start with the "A" and continue using all the letters of the alphabet and using the double letters after the "Z".

  • The lines proceed on the left. They are numbered in ascending order.

    

    Step 2. Choose any cell in the spreadsheet

    Find the letter and then the number. For example, "C2."

    • By writing "C2" in a formula you will tell Excel to use the data in that specific cell.

    • Selecting an entire group of cells in column B will instruct Excel to use a range of cells. For example, "C2: C6." The colon indicates that this is a range of cells. The same method can be used for lines.

      Method 4 of 4: Part Four: Create a Division Formula in Excel

      

      Step 1. Click the cell where you would like to have the result of the division

      You may want it in the "Totals" column or at the end of a row.

      

      Step 2. Look for the formula bar in the Excel toolbar

      This is located at the top of the sheet. The function bar is an empty space next to the letters "fx."

      

      Step 3. In the bar enter the equal sign

      • You can also press the "fx" button. This will automatically insert the equal sign and ask you what kind of equation you want to calculate.

        

        Step 4. Enter the cell you want to use as the numerator

        This is the number that will be divided. For example, "C2."

        

        Step 5. Add the "/" symbol

        

        Step 6. Enter the cell you want to use as the denominator

        This is the number you will divide the first number by.

        

        Step 7. Press "Enter"

        The result will appear in the selected cell.

        • For example, the formula could be: "= C2 / C6"