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Text to Column: While + (Plus) symbol is the starting text of next column

Assume that you have a file that contains TEXT value in Column A2:A4. In each cell a special delimiter (character) has used "^". Now you wish to separate rest of the text after "^" character to another column. If I say more clearly and in short then:

 You have this:

Image 1: Sample data

 And you want to convert it like this:
Image 2: Converted data
Seems it is easy. But the problem is, + (Plus) symbol is the starting character of next column. And if you start a cell value from + (Plus) then it will converted as a formula "=" (Equal) character in excel and returns an #NAME? error:
Image 3: Converted data

If you take a close look then you will see + symbol converted as Formula character and returns #NAME? error due to =ebook1.php is not a Microsoft Excel function.


Solution:
So, how you can convert it as same as in image 2 shows? Well, follow the below steps:

 Step 1: Select A2:A4 cell.

Step 2: Click on Data | Text to Column option.

Step 3: A dialog box named Convert Text to Column Wizard - Step 1 of 3 will appear. Select Delimited option and Click on Next.

Image 4: Step 1 of Convert Text to Column


Step 4: Convert Text to Column Wizard - Step 2 of 3 will appear. Select Delimiters as Other and type in the text box ^ (caret). Make sure that you have Deselected or Unchecked others delimiters option. Click Next.

 Image 5: Step 2 of Convert Text to Column


Step 5: Convert Text to Column Wizard - Step 3 of 3 will appear. Here is the trick, Click the 2nd Column of Data Preview, where +article1.php, +download1.php etc. showing. After Click the 2nd Column, it will highlight with black background color. Now Select Text from Column data format. If everything is done well, then Click on Finish button.
 Image 6: Step 3 of Convert Text to Column
After Click the Finish button, your text will converted into 2 columns like below instead of #NAME? error.
 Image 7: Result



Learning Point:
Trick point is that, you can select the 2nd or 3rd column format as Text, General, Date etc after Clicking and Highlighting that Column in the Data Preview window.
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