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What does the TRIM function do?

Excel's TRIM function - What does it do?

Excel's TRIM function removes all spaces from a text string except single spaces between words.

If cell A1 contains Michael Gurner Is Great, then:

=TRIM(A1)
returns Michael Gurner Is Great.

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