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# **Remove extra spaces with TRIM**

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Step 1 of 3

Text pasted from other systems often comes with **extra spaces**: before, after or between words. The name in A2 looks almost right, but a lookup for "Anna Berg" will not find it.

Click **Continue** when you're ready.

Already know it? Type the formula straight into B2.

B2fx

|  | A | B | C | D | E | F |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Name as imported | Clean name |  |  |  | |
| 2 | Anna Berg |  |  |  |  | |
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