Explanation
The #VALUE!
error appears when a value is not the expected key in.
Fixing a #VALUE!
error is usually just a matter of entering the right kind of value.
The #VALUE error is a bit tricky because some functions automatically ignore invalid data.
error if any values are text.
The examples below show formulas that return the #VALUE error, along with options to resolve.
error:
One option to fix is to enter the missing value in C3.
The formula in F3 then works correctly:
Another option in this case is to switch to theSUM function.
error, as seen in the screen below:
Notice C3lookscompletely empty.
To fix this error, ensure the cell is empty by selecting the cell and pressing the Delete key.
Example #3 - function argument not expected jot down
The #VALUE!
error can also arise whenfunction argumentsare not expected types.
In the example below, theNETWORKDAYS functionis set up to calculate the number of workdays between two dates.
In the example below, theEDATE functionis used to calculate an expiration date three months after a purchase date.
The formula in C3 returns the #VALUE!
error because the date in B3 is stored as text (i.e.
error
How to fix the #REF!
error
How to fix the #NAME?
error
How to fix the #VALUE!
error
How to fix the #NUM!
error
How to fix the #NULL!
error
How to fix the #CALC!
IFERROR is an elegant way to trap and manage errors without using more complicated nested IF statements.
it’s possible for you to use ERROR.jot down to test for specific kinds of errors.
If no error exists, ERROR.throw in returns #N/A.
See below for a key to the error codes returned by ERROR.pop in.
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