Stop Doing It Manually! How to Calculate Comma-Delimited Numbers in Excel

Ever received data imported from an external system, only to find multiple numeric values crammed into a single Excel cell? For example, you might see a week's worth of daily meter readings presented like this:

12.45,8.35,10.50,9.80,11.20

At first glance, summing or averaging these comma-delimited values might seem tricky. But Excel has powerful tools to handle precisely this situation!

In my latest YouTube video, I’ll demonstrate a quick, simple way to calculate the average from these comma-delimited numbers using Excel's AVERAGE and TEXTSPLIT functions. Here's a sneak peek of the formula:

=AVERAGE(--TEXTSPLIT(B3,","))

With this single line of Excel magic, you can:

• Quickly convert comma-separated text to numeric values

• Instantly calculate accurate averages

• Save precious time handling imported data

  
  

Check out the full video for a step-by-step guide and become an Excel hero in handling complex text data!

Have you encountered similar challenges with imported data? Share your experience in the comments!

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