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# **SPLIT and JOIN practice in Google Sheets**

Cut text into cells with SPLIT and put a list back together with JOIN.

[**Start the first exercise**](https://practiceexcelonline.com/sheets/practice/split-join/split-name)

JOIN(SPLIT(

1. [**1****Split a name with SPLIT**In B2, use SPLIT to split the name in A2 at the space, into first and last name.](https://practiceexcelonline.com/sheets/practice/split-join/split-name)
2. [**2****Split a date into numbers****Premium**In B2, use SPLIT to split the date text in A2 at the dashes into year, month and day.](https://practiceexcelonline.com/sheets/practice/split-join/split-date)
3. [**3****Join a list with JOIN****Premium**In B2, use JOIN to turn the tags in A2:A4 into one text, with a comma and a space between them.](https://practiceexcelonline.com/sheets/practice/split-join/join-list)

## **Functions in this topic**

- [**JOIN**](https://practiceexcelonline.com/sheets/functions/join)
- [**SPLIT**](https://practiceexcelonline.com/sheets/functions/split)

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