Can I switch the order of text entries in a cell?

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trainer07 - 16 May 2007 23:47 GMT

,I have peoples' names listed in the cells in column A. For example, in cell
A1, I have:
Brown, Jane

I would liike the name to read: Jane Brown (switch the first and the last
name order and remove the comma).

Is there a way to do this?

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Gary''s Student - 17 May 2007 00:00 GMT

=REPLACE(A1&" "&LEFT(A1,FIND(",",A1)-1),1,FIND(",",A1)+1,"")

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JLatham - 17 May 2007 00:55 GMT

[off topic] - Gary, did you see this?
http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?query=Fosmire&dg=mi
crosoft.public.excel.misc&cat=en-us-excel&lang=en&cr=US&pt=f3f7ac8a-4ea0-4c36-be
d9-8feae6d75298&catlist=&dglist=&ptlist=&exp=&sloc=en-us
Mike Fosmire [MSFT] needs to get in touch with you.

> =REPLACE(A1&" "&LEFT(A1,FIND(",",A1)-1),1,FIND(",",A1)+1,"")

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Gary''s Student - 17 May 2007 03:05 GMT

Thanks, I'll contact him offline

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Gary''s Student - gsnu200722

> [off topic] - Gary, did you see this?
> http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?query=Fosmire&dg=mi
crosoft.public.excel.misc&cat=en-us-excel&lang=en&cr=US&pt=f3f7ac8a-4ea0-4c36-be
d9-8feae6d75298&catlist=&dglist=&ptlist=&exp=&sloc=en-us
> Mike Fosmire [MSFT] needs to get in touch with you.
>
> > =REPLACE(A1&" "&LEFT(A1,FIND(",",A1)-1),1,FIND(",",A1)+1,"")

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