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=LEFT(B4,SEARCH(CHAR(10),B4)-1)

for example

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Dear rorya: <br />
<br />
I sure love this forum. Thank you very much for your swift and professional support. <br />
<br />
Regards, Andreas
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Dear rorya:

I sure love this forum. Thank you very much for your swift and professional support.

Regards, Andreas

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Andreas,<br />
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You are most welcome. It is always a pleasure to deal with you :)<br />
<br />
Rory
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Andreas,

You are most welcome. It is always a pleasure to deal with you :)

Rory

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Dear Experts: <br />
<br />
I got hundreds of cells in a column with manual line breaks (Alt + Enter). I wonder whether it is possible to extract the cell contents in front of the manual line breaks using VBA code or a formula. <br />
<br />
I have attached a sample for your convenience. <br />
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Help is much appreciated. Thank you very much in advance. <br />
<br />
Regards, Andreas<br />
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Formula_extracting_cell_contents_till_manual_line_break

Formula-Extracting-Text-Before-M.xlsx

Dear Experts: 

I got hundreds of cells in a column with manual line breaks (Alt + Enter). I wonder whether it is possible to extract the cell contents in front of the manual line breaks using VBA code or a formula. 

I have attached a sample for your convenience. 

Help is much appreciated. Thank you very much in advance. 

Regards, Andreas



Formula to extract cell contents in front of manual line break

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