how to split one column into two columns base on conditions in EXCEL

Question

I am very new to Excel. Please help

Column1
A,1
B,2
C,1
D,2
E,1

output:

Column2  Column3
A,1       B,2
C,1       D,2
E,1

what is the formula to do this? Thanks!

Answer 1

Assuming your data ("A,1, etc.") spans cells A1:A50, then:

Cell B1: =INDEX($A$1:$A$50,ROW()*2-1,1)

Cell C1: =INDEX($A$1:$A$50,ROW()*2,1)

Then you can copy the formulas to cells below, as far as needed. These formulas "redistribute" your cells contents between the two columns, regardless of the text itself.

Answer 2

You can use an IF condition like this as well

    =IF(RIGHT(A2,1)="1",A2,"") in column 2
=IF(RIGHT(A2,1)="2",A2,"") in column 3

However cells cannot be deleted just with formula