Excel Tutorial – CODE

The CODE function in Microsoft Excel is a function that returns a numeric code for the first character in a text string. This function is useful for analyzing and manipulating text data in Excel.

To use the CODE function, follow these steps:

1. Open Microsoft Excel and select the cell where you want the result to appear.
2. Type the following formula into the cell: =CODE(text)
3. Replace “text” with the text string that you want to get the code for.
4. Press Enter to see the result.

The CODE function returns the ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) code for the first character in the text string. ASCII is a standardized system for representing characters as numbers, with each character assigned a unique numeric code.

For example, if you use the CODE function to get the code for the letter “A”, it will return the number 65, because 65 is the ASCII code for the letter “A”. Similarly, the CODE function will return the number 66 for the letter “B”, and so on.

You can use the CODE function to analyze and manipulate text data in Excel. It is a very useful tool for working with characters and strings in Excel.