Simple fix when TRIM function doesn't work (no formula required)

Sometimes the TRIM function doesn’t remove ALL unwanted spaces. If you are having this problem, you might like to try this quick fix. No formulas required

Timestamps:
00:00 Remove spaces that the TRIM function misses
00:52 Remove spaces from a number
01:50 Remove hard spaces from a cell in Excel
02:10 What is the difference between a normal space and a hard space or non-breaking space?
03:00 Replacing hard spaces with normal spaces so that TRIM will work

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Try this with Excel 2010, Excel 2013, Excel 2016, Excel 2019 and Excel for Microsoft 365 (a.k.a Office 365). Sharyn’s using the desktop version of Excel for Microsoft 365 as part of the Microsoft 365 Business Standard subscription.

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