{"id":7221,"date":"2017-12-21T14:56:52","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T13:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/?p=7221"},"modified":"2024-02-06T16:18:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T15:18:13","slug":"split-column-number-characters-using-power-query-get-transform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/split-column-number-characters-using-power-query-get-transform\/","title":{"rendered":"Split Column By Number of Characters Using Power Query or Get &#038; Transform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/installing-power-query-excel-2010\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Power Query<\/a>\u00a0(in Excel 2010 &amp; 2013) or Get &amp; Transform (in Excel 2016) lets you perform a series of steps to transform your Excel data.<\/p>\n<p>One of the steps it allows you to do is to<strong>\u00a0split column by number of characters easily<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This is helpful when you have columns that you want to split by an equal number of characters, say ID numbers.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s suppose you have the following source data below.\u00a0 We want to split it by 3 characters so we will have 4 parts for each ID.<\/p>\n<p>Let us get to work!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Split-Column-By-Number-of-Characters-01.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Split Column By Number of Characters Using Power Query or Get &amp; Transform\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7224\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Split-Column-By-Number-of-Characters-01.png\" alt=\"Split Column By Number of Characters Using Power Query or Get &amp; Transform\" width=\"205\" height=\"178\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"after-post-box\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3HEo_WwHw_c?rel=0 \" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MyExcelOnlinecomtutorials?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignmiddle wp-image-111468 size-full\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1.yt_.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-two\"><a class=\"IRPP_minimalist icon-download button small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Split-Column-By-Number-of-Characters.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-leadbox=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Split-Column-By-Number-of-Characters.xlsx\" data-leadbox-id=\"147284833f72a2:12f08263ab46dc\"><span class=\"ctaText px-3 text-capitalize\">Download excel workbook<i class=\"fa fa-download\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"postTitle px-3\">Split-Column-By-Number-of-Characters.xlsx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-two\">\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 1<\/strong>:<\/span> Select\u00a0your data and turn it into an Excel Table by pressing the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/333-excel-shortcuts-for-windows-and-mac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"shortcut\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">shortcut<\/a> <strong>Ctrl + T <\/strong>or by going to<strong> Insert &gt; Table<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Split-Column-By-Number-of-Characters-02.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Split Column By Number of Characters Using Power Query or Get &amp; Transform\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Split-Column-By-Number-of-Characters-02.png\" alt=\"Split Column By Number of Characters Using Power Query or Get &amp; Transform\" width=\"239\" height=\"292\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 2<\/strong>:<\/span> Go to <strong><em>Data &gt; Get &amp; Transform &gt; From Table (Excel 2016) <\/em><\/strong><em>or<\/em><strong><em> Power Query &gt; Excel Data &gt; From Table (Excel 2013 &amp; 2010)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Excel 2016:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Fill-Down-04.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Fill-Down-04.png\" alt=\"Remove Columns Using Power Query or Get &amp; Transform\" width=\"618\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Fill-Down-04.png 618w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Fill-Down-04-300x64.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Excel 2013 &amp; 2010:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/from-table.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3239\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/from-table.png\" alt=\"Remove Columns Using Power Query or Get &amp; Transform\" width=\"777\" height=\"129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/from-table.png 777w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/from-table-300x50.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/from-table-768x128.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 3: <\/strong><\/span>This will open up the Power Query Editor.<\/p>\n<p>Select the column\u00a0you want to split.<\/p>\n<p>Go to <em><strong>Home &gt; Split Column &gt; By Number of Characters<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Split-Column-By-Number-of-Characters-03.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Split Column By Number of Characters Using Power Query or Get &amp; Transform\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Split-Column-By-Number-of-Characters-03.png\" alt=\"Split Column By Number of Characters Using Power Query or Get &amp; Transform\" width=\"690\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Split-Column-By-Number-of-Characters-03.png 690w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Split-Column-By-Number-of-Characters-03-300x137.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 4: <\/strong><\/span>Select\u00a0<strong>3<\/strong> for the Number of characters, <strong>Split Repeatedly<\/strong> and click\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Split-Column-By-Number-of-Characters-04.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Split Column By Number of Characters Using Power Query or Get &amp; Transform\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7227\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Split-Column-By-Number-of-Characters-04.png\" alt=\"Split Column By Number of Characters Using Power Query or Get &amp; Transform\" width=\"699\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Split-Column-By-Number-of-Characters-04.png 699w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Split-Column-By-Number-of-Characters-04-300x143.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">STEP 5:<\/span> <\/strong>Click <strong>Close &amp; Load<\/strong> from the <strong>Home<\/strong> tab and this will <strong>open up a brand new worksheet<\/strong> in your Excel workbook with the updated table.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Split-Column-By-Number-of-Characters-05.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Split Column By Number of Characters Using Power Query or Get &amp; Transform\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Split-Column-By-Number-of-Characters-05.png\" alt=\"Split Column By Number of Characters Using Power Query or Get &amp; Transform\" width=\"599\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Split-Column-By-Number-of-Characters-05.png 599w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Split-Column-By-Number-of-Characters-05-300x149.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You now have your new table with the separated columns!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Split-Column-By-Number-of-Characters-06.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Split Column By Number of Characters Using Power Query or Get &amp; Transform\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Split-Column-By-Number-of-Characters-06.png\" alt=\"Split Column By Number of Characters Using Power Query or Get &amp; Transform\" width=\"462\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Split-Column-By-Number-of-Characters-06.png 462w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Split-Column-By-Number-of-Characters-06-300x96.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>How to Split Column by Number of Characters in Excel<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">HELPFUL RESOURCE:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/100-21.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/728x90.jpg\" alt=\"Remove Columns Using Power Query or Get &amp; Transform\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Power Query\u00a0(in Excel 2010 &amp; 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