Turn 1 column into 2 columns

Liliquestionsxlxs

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  1. 2021
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I have this column and I want to automatically make it become two columns where the / divides the two distinct data points

.103/.104
.103/.106
.099/.100
.101/.102
.099/.101
.098/.100
.096/.103
.100/.102
.098/.100
.100/.102
.098/.100
.100/.102
.093/.094
.094/.095
.092/.094
.092/.094
.091/.094
.094/.095
.092/.095
.094/.094
.090/.091
.093/.094
.095/.096
.092/.092
.093/.094
.091/.095
.091/.093
.091/.092
 

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Could use the text to columns feature, or use formulas, or use Power Query. Formulas and PQ below.

BookII.xlsm
ABCDEF
1ValuesValue AValue BValues.1Values.2
2.103/.104.103.104.103.104
3.103/.106.103.106.103.106
4.099/.100.099.100.099.100
5.101/.102.101.102.101.102
6.099/.101.099.101.099.101
7.098/.100.098.100.098.100
8.096/.103.096.103.096.103
9.100/.102.100.102.100.102
10.098/.100.098.100.098.100
11.100/.102.100.102.100.102
12.098/.100.098.100.098.100
13.100/.102.100.102.100.102
14.093/.094.093.094.093.094
15.094/.095.094.095.094.095
16.092/.094.092.094.092.094
17.092/.094.092.094.092.094
18.091/.094.091.094.091.094
19.094/.095.094.095.094.095
20.092/.095.092.095.092.095
21.094/.094.094.094.094.094
22.090/.091.090.091.090.091
23.093/.094.093.094.093.094
24.095/.096.095.096.095.096
25.092/.092.092.092.092.092
26.093/.094.093.094.093.094
27.091/.095.091.095.091.095
28.091/.093.091.093.091.093
29.091/.092.091.092.091.092
Sheet10
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
B2:B29B2=LEFT(A2,FIND("/",A2)-1)
C2:C29C2=RIGHT(A2,LEN(A2)-FIND("/",A2))


Power Query:
let
    Source = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="Table1"]}[Content],
    Split = Table.SplitColumn(Source, "Values", Splitter.SplitTextByDelimiter("/", QuoteStyle.Csv), {"Values.1", "Values.2"})
in
    Split
 
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If your data is always like that, you could also use
Fluff.xlsm
ABC
1
2.103/.1040.1030.104
3.103/.1060.1030.106
4.099/.1000.0990.1
5.101/.1020.1010.102
6.099/.1010.0990.101
7.098/.1000.0980.1
8.096/.1030.0960.103
9.100/.1020.10.102
10.098/.1000.0980.1
11.100/.1020.10.102
12.098/.1000.0980.1
13.100/.1020.10.102
14.093/.0940.0930.094
15.094/.0950.0940.095
16.092/.0940.0920.094
17.092/.0940.0920.094
18.091/.0940.0910.094
19.094/.0950.0940.095
20.092/.0950.0920.095
21.094/.0940.0940.094
22.090/.0910.090.091
23.093/.0940.0930.094
24.095/.0960.0950.096
25.092/.0920.0920.092
26.093/.0940.0930.094
27.091/.0950.0910.095
28.091/.0930.0910.093
29.091/.0920.0910.092
Main
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
B2:C29B2=MID(A2,{1,6},4)+0
Dynamic array formulas.
 
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@Fluff Haven't seen mid used that way yet, cool. Dynamic array formulas won't be available in XL 2021 though, right?
 
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