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TRIM and CLEAN in Google Sheets - Dashboard Guide

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Dashboard Mode - TRIM and CLEAN
Dashboard Goal

Clean up messy text data by removing extra spaces and non-printable characters to prepare for accurate analysis.

Sample Data
Raw Text
Hello World
GoodMorning
Data Science
Clean Text
Excel Sheets
Google Sheets
TRIM and CLEAN
Dashboard Components
  • Original Text: Shows the raw text data with spaces and hidden characters.
  • Trimmed Text: Formula: =TRIM(A2) - Removes extra spaces at start, end, and between words leaving only single spaces.
  • Cleaned Text: Formula: =CLEAN(A2) - Removes non-printable characters like line breaks or bell characters.
  • Trimmed & Cleaned Text: Formula: =TRIM(CLEAN(A2)) - First removes non-printable characters, then trims extra spaces for fully cleaned text.
Dashboard Layout
+----------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------------+
| Original Text  | Trimmed Text   | Cleaned Text   | Trimmed & Cleaned Text |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------------+
| Row 2          | Row 2          | Row 2          | Row 2                 |
| Row 3          | Row 3          | Row 3          | Row 3                 |
| ...            | ...            | ...            | ...                   |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------------+
Interactivity

Users can edit the raw text in the first column. The other columns update automatically to show cleaned versions. This helps instantly see how TRIM and CLEAN fix text issues.

Self Check

If you add extra spaces or hidden characters in the raw text, which columns will show changes? Answer: The Trimmed Text, Cleaned Text, and Trimmed & Cleaned Text columns will update to reflect the cleaned results.

Key Result
Dashboard shows how TRIM and CLEAN formulas clean messy text by removing extra spaces and hidden characters.