Try this
Test data on sheet 2 of attachment
Function BreakOut2(s As String) As Variant Dim v As Variant Dim aOut As Variant Dim i As Long Dim s1 As String Application.Volatile s1 = s s1 = Replace(s1, " Designation", ": Designation") v = Split(s1, ":") BreakOut2 = v End Function