Typically, value is entered as a cell reference like A1.

Whenvalueis text, the ISTEXT function will return TRUE.

If value is any other value, ISTEXT will return FALSE.

Excel formula: Data validation allow text only

When values are concatenated, the result is text.

This includes numbers, dates, times, errors, and formulas that do not return text.

ISNONTEXT also returns TRUE when a cell is empty.

Excel formula: Count cells that contain text

For example, if A1 contains “apple”, ISBLANK(A1) returns FALSE.

ISEVEN will return the #VALUE error if a value is not numeric.

When a cell contains a formula ISFORMULA will return TRUE regardless of the formula’s output or error conditions.

Excel formula: Get first text value in a row

ISODD will return the #VALUE error if a value is not numeric.

ISREF Function

The Excel ISREF returns TRUE when a cell contains a reference and FALSE if not.

you could use the ISREF function to check for a reference in a formula.

Excel formula: VLOOKUP with numbers and text

Excel formula: Get first text value in a range

Article image

Excel ISNONTEXT function

Excel ISNUMBER function

Excel ISBLANK function

Excel ISERR function

Excel ISERROR function

Excel ISEVEN function

Excel ISLOGICAL function

Excel ISFORMULA function

Excel ISNA function

Excel ISODD function

Excel ISREF function