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Excel shows the #VALUE! error when your formula includes cells that have different data types (text and numeric values). The #VALUE! error is also shown when a formula references one or more cells that have text instead of numbers, and uses the standard math operators (+, -, *, and /) to add, subtract, multiply, or divide the different data types.
When there is a cell reference to an error value, IF displays the #VALUE! error. Solution: You can use any of the error-handling formulas such as ISERROR, ISERR, or IFERROR along with IF. The following topics explain how to use IF, ISERROR and ISERR, or IFERROR in a formula when your argument refers to error values.
Error values include #DIV/0!, #N/A, #NAME?, #NULL!, #NUM!, #REF!, and #VALUE!. Convert an error to zero and use a format to hide the value. You can hide error values by converting them to a number such as 0, and then applying a conditional format that hides the value. Create an example error. Open a blank workbook, or create a new worksheet.
If AVERAGE or SUM refer to cells that contain #VALUE! errors, the formulas will result in a #VALUE! error. In order to overlook the error values, we’ll construct a formula that ignores the errors in the reference range while calculating the average with the remaining “normal” values.
Solution: Remove the start_num argument if it is not required, or set it to the correct appropriate value. Problem: The start_num argument is greater than the within_text argument. For example, the function: =FIND(“s”,”Functions and formulas”,25)
Problem: The lookup_value argument is more than 255 characters. Solution : Shorten the value, or use a combination of INDEX and MATCH functions as a workaround. This is an array formula.
To delete an array formula, make sure you select all cells in the range of cells that contains the array formula. To do that: Click a cell in the array formula. On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Find & Select, and then click Go To. Click Special. Click Current array.
The simplest way to suppress the #DIV/0! error is to use the IF function to evaluate the existence of the denominator. If it’s a 0 or no value, then show a 0 or no value as the formula result instead of the #DIV/0! error value, otherwise calculate the formula.
This topic lists the more common causes of the #VALUE! error in the SUMIF and SUMIFS functions and how to resolve them. Problem: The formula refers to cells in a closed workbook. SUMIF/SUMIFS functions that refer to a cell or a range in a closed workbook will result in a #VALUE! error.
Remove or allow a circular reference. Add error bars or up/down bars to a chart. Fix an inconsistent formula. Display or hide zero values. If your formulas have errors that you don't need to correct, you can hide error values and error indicators in cells.