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I have a column that sometimes includes a word that I need abbreviated

bigblue00
5 - Atom
‎08-14-2022 10:17 PM

Example:

 

Column Name: CollegeWhat I need
Texas State UniversityTexas State Univ.
University of TexasUniv. of Texas

 

How would I go about accomplishing this? Thanks

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Qiu
20 - Arcturus
20 - Arcturus
‎08-14-2022 10:28 PM

@bigblue00 
If you only have one word to replace, a Replace function should do it.
If you have multiple instances, then Find and Replace should be good.

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bigblue00
5 - Atom
‎08-14-2022 10:34 PM

Awesome, thank you

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Qiu
20 - Arcturus
20 - Arcturus
‎08-15-2022 12:43 AM

@bigblue00 
Glad to help.

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