Extracting numbers from a list in a cell in Excel

Question

Could anyone tell me how to extract a list of numbers from a field in an MS Excel Spreadsheet in to separate cells please? The numbers are delimited by commas. EG 506, 507, 508, 509

Thanks

Answer 1

1. Select the number cells, and click Data > Text to Columns .
2. In the Step 1 of the Convert Text to Columns Wizard , check Delimited .
3. Click Next to go to step 2 of the Wizard, and select the "Comma" symbol.
4. Click Next and choose "General" type.
5. Click Finish , and then the selected numbers are split into columns.

Ready!

Answer 2

With data in A1 , in B1 enter:

=IFERROR(--TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE($A1,",",REPT(" ",999)),COLUMNS($A:A)*999-998,999)),"")

and copy across.