Rational
Remove unnecessary spaces from text.
Description
The Excel TRIM function removes excess spaces from a text string except for one space between each word. For example, =TRIM(“Hello World”) [Three spaces] return “Hello World”.
Syntax
=TRIM (text)
Parameters
text – The text with unnecessary space
Return Value
The text without extra blanks
Key Notes
- The TRIM function leaves only a single space between words. For example, =TRIM(“Hello Wo rld”) [three spaces and two spaces between three texts] return “Hello Wo rld” (only one space between three texts).
- The TRIM function only removes the ASCII space character (32) – “ “ (Space) from a text.
- The function also removes space
- characters at the start or end of the text.
If a user want to remove spaces which are hidden in a cell, for this we will apply TRIM function in Excel.
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