By default, text values pass though unaffected.

However, in strict mode, text values are enclosed in double quotes ("").

VALUETOTEXT will always removenumber formattingapplied to numeric values regardless offormat.

Excel ARRAYTOTEXT function

The VALUETOTEXT function takes two arguments:valueandformat.Valueis the value to convert to text.

Theformatargument controls the structure of the output.

Note: theARRAYTOTEXT functionperforms the same kind of text conversion onarrays.

Excel TEXT function

If anynumber formatting(i.e.

currency, percentage, etc.)

has been applied to cell A1, it will be lost in the conversion.

The result can optionally include or omit curly braces.

TEXT Function

The Excel TEXT function returns a number formatted as text.

in a text string with the number format of your choice.