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Anonymous
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Remove Text in a specific Column

Hi,
Need help, how to remove the Ms, Mr, Ms. Miss in some of the names of this column in Power Query? Thank you

 

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Mikelytics
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Hi @Anonymous 

 

Please fo the following

Mikelytics_0-1673449337117.pngMikelytics_1-1673449365757.pngPlease also make sure to use a space behind Ms or Mrs.

 

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Mikelytics
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Hi @Anonymous 

 

I also built a more lean solution. with an Added Column.

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if Text.StartsWith([Column1],"Mr ") or Text.StartsWith([Column1],"Mrs ") or Text.StartsWith([Column1],"Ms ") then Text.AfterDelimiter([Column1], " ") else [Column1]

 

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Mike,

Thanks for this solution.  Is there a way to add a search in a table with common prefixs? I'd rather automate the replacements based upon the everchange master data set.   I have a dataset that includes DR, dr DRS. Mrs, Miss, Ms, MS, Deacon, Dcn and other combinations. I can compile a list form the data using splitter to find the most prevelant prefixes. The list looks like: 

 

Name.1              Count   Title Made

Sister12Sr.
Sr137Sr.
Sr.32Sr.
Ms35Ms.
Ms.23Ms.
Mrs141Mrs.
Mrs.97Mrs.
Mr15Mr.
Mr.12Mr.
Miss12Miss
Rev8Father
Dr12Dr.
Dr.15Dr.
Deacon3Deacon
 5B
Alexandra5B
Alexandria3B

Hi,

Could you share some data and show the expected result.


Regards,
Ashish Mathur
http://www.ashishmathur.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/excelenthusiasts/
Mikelytics
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Hi @Anonymous 

 

Please fo the following

Mikelytics_0-1673449337117.pngMikelytics_1-1673449365757.pngPlease also make sure to use a space behind Ms or Mrs.

 

Best regards
Michael
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Anonymous
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Thank you so much for the help.

@Anonymous  Awesome! Thank you for your feedback! 🙂

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