How to Use the VALUE Function in Excel (Convert Text to Number)

How to Use the VALUE Function in Excel (Convert Text to Number)

The VALUE function is used when numbers are stored as text in Excel and need to be converted into real numbers.

📘 Syntax:

=VALUE(text)

✅ Parameters:

• text – A number formatted as text (e.g., "123")

📌 Example:

=VALUE("123")

Returns 123 as a number (not text).

📊 Common Use Cases:

• Fixing numbers imported as text from external sources
• Allowing calculations to work properly with converted values
• Cleaning up messy data entries

💡 Tip:

If you use VALUE() in combination with ISNUMBER(), you can validate and clean data in bulk.

=IF(ISNUMBER(VALUE(A2)), "Valid Number", "Check Input")

Using VALUE helps eliminate errors in Excel calculations caused by text-formatted numbers.

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