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aqeel_shaikh
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Helper II

In sharepoint list i want to create a column which contain First name of multiple person

Hi community, I need help here

In sharepoint list i want to create a column "FirstName" which contain First name of multiple person from another field which has Full name 

eg. "John Mathew"  & "Andrew Sam Mathew" requirement in First Name "John M" & Andrew S"

please assist and i want to create this in sharepoint list.

thanks

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arvindsingh802
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For Sharepoint related query qould suggest to post in Sharepoint community
Also one of the similar post https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/discussions/sharepoint_general/sharepoint-calculated-column-comb... 
In your case you can use formula =LEFT([Full name],(Find(" ",[Full name])+1))

 


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arvindsingh802
Super User
Super User

For Sharepoint related query qould suggest to post in Sharepoint community
Also one of the similar post https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/discussions/sharepoint_general/sharepoint-calculated-column-comb... 
In your case you can use formula =LEFT([Full name],(Find(" ",[Full name])+1))

 


If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution, Appreciate your Kudos!!
Proud to be a Super User!!

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