Microsoft Excel’s new text function TEXTSPLIT() is Excel’s TEXT TO COLUMNS feature in a formula and a bit more.

The Excel TEXTSPLIT function can split text strings by using row or column delimiters. Learn how to use the new TEXTSPLIT () function in Excel.

Google Sheets is packed with advanced functions, and one such trick is the ability to split text into columns.

Using the Excel Text to Column feature, you can choose how to split the column up, fix the width, or split at each comma, period, or other characters.

Choosing the Right Excel Method From quick fixes like “Text to Columns” to advanced options like Power Query and the TEXTSPLIT function, there’s a tool for every scenario.

Step 1: You first select the column, and then click on Text to Columns in the Data menu. Mark Coppock/Digital Trends Step 2: Next, simply follow the same steps as used in splitting a cell.