Excel's VALUE function has only one argument: where a is the value stored as text that you want to convert into a number.

and the previous item in this month’s Tech Q&A “Using TEXTSPLIT to Dissect Excel Text Strings”. The TEXTBEFORE function pulls what comes before a delimiter. The syntax for the TEXTBEFORE function is = ...

Learn how the reverse COUNTIFS method can simplify data checks, save time, and enhance your Excel skills with binary outputs.

Microsoft’s new Copilot function in Excel lets users generate, analyze and explain data directly from cell formulas, marking a major step toward full AI integration within spreadsheets.

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Fix Excel formulas that won’t spill! Learn how to troubleshoot #VALUE errors caused by Analysis ToolPak functions and improve your workflow.

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