Abbreviate a full name in 1 cell to a new cell

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Hello.
I have a column of cells that contain a first and last name. Is there a way I can trim that cell from the full name to an abbreviated name as follows:

cell B2 shows "Ann Smith" - this is provided for me.
I want cell C2 to show "ASmith"

Do I need to break Ann Smith into 2 columns, then populate the ASmith in the 3rd column?

Thank you!
 

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If you've only ever got 2 names try
=LEFT(B2,1)&RIGHT(B2,LEN(B2)-FIND(" ",B2))
 
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