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Split columns by non-digit to digit

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In Power Query, you can split a column through different methods. In this case, the column(s) selected can be split by every instance of a non-digit followed by a digit.

Where to find Split Columns > By Non-Digit to Digit

You can find the Split Columns > By Non-Digit to Digit option in three places:

  • Home tab—under the Split Column dropdown menu inside the Transform group.

    Image shows By Non-Digit to Digit under the Home tab.

  • Transform tab—under the Split Column dropdown menu inside the Text Column group.

    Image shows By Non-Digit to Digit under the Transform tab.

  • Right-click a column—inside the Split Column option.

    Image shows By Non-Digit to Digit when right-clicking a column.

Split columns by non-digit to digit into columns

The initial table in this example will be the one shown in the image below, with a column for Pets and other extra columns. In this example, you'll only focus on the Pets column.

Image showing table with Animal and other columns, with four rows, with the Pets column containing the animal type and number.

This column holds two values in each row:

  • AnimalType—The first part is the type of animal.
  • Number—The animal number that came into the person's life.

In this example, you want to split this column into the two columns described in the list above. Select the column and then select the option to split the column by non-digit to digit.

This single column will split into multiple columns, given every instance of a digit followed by a non-digit. In this case, it only splits into two columns.

Your final table will look like the following image.

Image showing Animal.1 and Animal.2 columns, with the animal type and number separated into the two columns.