Excel Tutorial – VALUE

The VALUE function in Microsoft Excel is a useful tool that allows you to convert a text string that represents a number to a number value. It is a handy function to use when you have a text string that looks like a number, but is not recognized as a number by Excel.

Here is a step-by-step tutorial on how to use the VALUE function in Microsoft Excel:

1. Open a new or existing spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel.
2. Identify the cell or range of cells that contain the text strings that you want to convert to numbers.
3. Select the cell where you want to enter the VALUE function.
4. Type the =VALUE( formula and press the Enter key.
5. In the VALUE formula, enter the cell or range of cells that contain the text strings as the argument.
6. Press the Enter key to complete the VALUE function. The text strings will be converted to numbers and displayed in the selected cell.

Here is an example of a VALUE formula:

=VALUE(A1)

This formula converts the text string in cell A1 to a number.

You can also use the VALUE function to convert a range of cells to numbers. For example, if you want to convert the text strings in cells A1:A5 to numbers, you can use the following VALUE formula:

=VALUE(A1:A5)

This formula converts the text strings in cells A1:A5 to numbers.

In addition to converting text strings to numbers, you can also use the VALUE function to convert numbers stored as text to numbers. For example, if you have a cell that contains the text “10” but is not recognized as a number by Excel, you can use the VALUE function to convert it to a number.

Here is an example of a VALUE formula that converts a number stored as text to a number:

=VALUE("10")

This formula converts the text string “10” to the number 10.

I hope this tutorial helps you understand how to use the VALUE function in Microsoft Excel. It is a useful tool that can help you convert text strings that represent numbers to numbers.