Summary  
This chapter explains how to split a delimited string into separate fields by choosing delimiters (comma, semicolon, period, space, or custom), effectively tokenizing a single text entry into multiple columns.

General domain of usage  
Data cleaning and structuring in spreadsheets

Suppose you have the string **John Doe, 123 Main St, New York** in cell A1. Using the **Split Text to Columns** tool, you can easily split this string into several columns: first name, address, and city.

Which delimiter would correctly split the following text into three separate columns:

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Splitting Text to Columns