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Select your data and open the Text to Columns wizard.
1. Select all the data containing multiple in-cell lines which you want to convert into single line cells.
2. Go to the Data tab in the ribbon.
3. Select Text to Columns in the Data Tools section.
Text to Columns wizard step 1.
1. Select Delimited option under Original data type.
2. Press the Next button.
Text to Columns wizard step 2.
1. Select Other from the Delimiters options and deselect all the rest of the options. In the input box to the right
of Other press Ctrl + J to insert a line break as your delimiter.
2. You should see dividers appear in the Data preview pane where there are line breaks in your data.
3. Press the Next button.
Text to Columns wizard step 3.
1. Use the range selector icon to choose a destination for the divided data. Select a cell outside of the original data
range to keep a copy of the original data.
2. Check the Data preview to make sure the text to column is correct.
3. Press the Finish button.
Now each line from the original data is in its own column allowing for easier analysis of the different data fields
using pivot tables, formulas or other tools!