Name Format Formula

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I have a full name in A1 but I want it to read as: Full Last Name, First
Name Initial.

For example, I would like to convert John Appleseed (a1) to Appleseed, J

Thank You in advance.
 
Use

=RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-FIND(" ",A1)) &", " & LEFT(A1,1)

This assumes only one space inbetween first and last name.
 
Handles 1 or 2 spaces, so can deal with
John Appleseed or John X. Appleseed
both result in Appleseed, J

Thanks to Paul C for giving me the one-space solution to toss in with my
2-space solution.
 
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