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It a way of ensuring only a set series of data (usually from a list box) is enetered into a cell. If the value is always Yes or No then you want them to choose either option rather than typeing Yes rather than putting Y, Yeah or Correct. The following tutorial might help you understand it:
http://www.contextures.com/xlDataVal01.html
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Some times numbers maybe imported in as text or you maybe concatenating numbers that form a text string that now are treated, because you had to extract them by Text functions
To convert Text into Number just encase the relevant cell reference or formula in the TEXT function. See Converting American Date to European hint
eg TEXT(Ref) or TEXT(formula)
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