extract text before invisible space

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Hello All,&nbsp;&nbsp;I have the following values.&nbsp;&nbsp;Car BrandAudiA4AudiQ4BMWiX3FordFocus&nbsp;When I upload it into power bi, it shows a white space.&nbsp;&nbsp;However I am unable to extract the text before delimiter. I copied paste the value into a note pad and there is indeed a delimiter.&nbsp;&nbsp;Any idea how I could manage to split it by the white space.&nbsp;&nbsp;The end result would look like this:Car BrandModelAudiA4AudiQ4BMWiX3FordFocus&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thanks,&nbsp;Chris

v-jingzhang · Accepted Answer

Hi&nbsp;Chrisjr&nbsp;
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I'm not sure what the delimiter is from your screenshot. But you may try the Split Column feature in Power Query Editor. Select the "Car Brand" column, split it through Home &gt; Split Column &gt; By Delimiter.&nbsp;Split columns by delimiter - Power Query

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If Power Query can tell the delimiter, it will display the delimiter in the input box beneath "Select or enter delimiter" automatically. If it is a special character, it will select the checkbox "Split using special characters" in "Advanced options". If it doesn't tell the delimiter correctly, you can expand the dropdown box to try other special characters.&nbsp;

Hope this helps.&nbsp;
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Car Brand	Model
Audi	A4
Audi	Q4
BMW	iX3
Ford	Focus