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Value#!
When dealing with text in some spreadsheets the value#! has appeared even though there is no formula. I have had to change the cell formating is there a way to avoid this?
RE: Value#!
Hi Stephahie
Thank you for your post, and welcome to the forum;
Firstly ensure that your cells do not contain a space (space bar) Excel will return #VALUE! if you try to perform a calculation which includes cells which may have a space character; however if this is not the case; I have created a little example which might help:
Although some functions correctly evaluate cells and ignore text strings, if you add the cells by using arithmetic operators such as:
Addition (+)
Subtraction (-)
Multiplication (*)
Division (/)
...an error value may occur.
Instead of using an individual mathematical operator, use its equivalent worksheet function instead:
SUM (adds)
PRODUCT (multiplies)
QUOTIENT (divides)
For example, if you type the following information in cells A1:A7 of a worksheet
A1: 10
A2: text
A3: 20
A4: =A1+A2+A3 - incorrect
A5: =SUM(A1+A2+A3) - incorrect
A6: =SUM(A1,A2,A3) - correct
A7: =SUM(A1:A3) - correct
...the formulas in cells A4 and A5 return a #VALUE! error; however, cells A6 and A7 return the correct value of 30.
I hope that helps, regards Pete