Use Find and Replace In Google Sheets

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    For example, we have a column of keywords out of which we want to take the spaces
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    Press "command" + "shift" + "H" to open up the "Find and replace" window
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    You can also click "Edit" on the page
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    Then, click "Find and replace..."
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    Let's search for anything with a space and replace it with nothing
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    In "Find", press the space bar on the keyboard once. Press "Tab" to switch to the next input field. Leave the "Replace with" field empty.
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    Click "Replace all"
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    Then, click "Done"
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    Google Sheets will take all of the spaces out of the keywords.
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