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MikeGanem3
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Extract and display the Last Word - Bi Service Report

 Is itpossible to display only the last word of the cell value in each row of a column, without using "Add Column -> Extract"?  If not, then how do I extract in Desktop using "Add Column -> Extract"?

 

Col1                 Col2

Title                 Power BI for Dummies

Class                Microsoft Power Apps

 

In the table above, I want to display

Col1                 Col2

Title                 Dummies

Class               Apps

 

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ArwaAldoud
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Extract in Power BI Desktop, follow these steps:

  • Open Power BI Desktop.
  • Go to the Home tab and click Transform Data to open Power Query Editor.
  • Select the column (Col2).
  • Go to the Add Column tab and click Extract → Text After Delimiter.
  • Set the delimiter to a space ( ) and choose Last.
  • Click OK to create the new column.
  • Click Close & Apply to save the changes.

 

 

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ArwaAldoud
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I'm glad it helped you. Thank you

ArwaAldoud
Super User
Super User

Extract in Power BI Desktop, follow these steps:

  • Open Power BI Desktop.
  • Go to the Home tab and click Transform Data to open Power Query Editor.
  • Select the column (Col2).
  • Go to the Add Column tab and click Extract → Text After Delimiter.
  • Set the delimiter to a space ( ) and choose Last.
  • Click OK to create the new column.
  • Click Close & Apply to save the changes.

 

 

ArwaAdoudOmer_0-1740015643770.png

ArwaAdoudOmer_2-1740016176945.png

 

If this response was helpful, please accept it as a solution and give kudos to help other community members

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