Microsoft Excel depends on data that’s stored correctly. If you receive text values that should be real numbers, use one of these methods to get you back to the real work.

If you are converting more than one column of text to numbers, this is an excellent method to use. Select a blank cell and type 1 into it. Then press Press CTRL + C to copy the cell.

For example, to convert 37.3 C in cell B3 below, I’ve entered the formula =CONVERT(B3,”C”,”F”) in cell B9 to derive 99.1 F. The syntax of this function requires you to reference the number to be ...

Excel is known for automatically formatting certain entries, which is often useful but sometimes annoying. This automatic function can now be deactivated on an individual level. We'll show you how.