VALUE function - Zoho Sheet - Help Guide

VALUE

Returns a number, given its text representation.

 

Syntax

 

VALUE(text)
text: The text or range containing the text you want to convert. E.g. "1/2/2020"

 

Examples

 

Formula

Result

=VALUE("1/2/20")

43832

=VALUE("$5")

5

=VALUE("21:00")

0.875


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Possible Errors

 

Errors

Meaning

#N/A!

  • The function could not find the value it was asked to look for. Commonly occurs in VLOOKUP and similar functions.

#NAME!

  • The function name is incorrect or invalid.

  • The given defined name (if any) is invalid.

  • There is a typo in the defined name used in the function.

  • Double quotes are missing for text values in the function.

  • Colon missing in a cell range reference.

#VALUE!

  • The given argument's data type is incorrect or invalid.
    For example, the function =DATE(A1:A3) will return a #VALUE error when a text value is present in the range.

#REF!

  • The given cell reference is incorrect or invalid. This error may occur when a cell/range has been deleted, moved, or pasted over.

 

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