Google Sheets overrides the original data. If you want to use full names later, copy the rows, paste them to another column or sheet, and run the Split text to columns function.

The CHOOSECOLS and CHOOSEROWS functions in Google Sheets are ideal for quickly extracting specific columns or rows from your data without creating confusing nested formulas. What's more, since ...

VLOOKUP, one of the most useful Microsoft Excel functions, is also available on Google Sheets. Here's how to use VLOOKUP to sift through Sheets data.