To ignore all numbers stored as text, you need to open the Data tab and select the Text to Columns option. Then, select the Delimited option from the Convert Text to Columns wizard.

The start_number and length describe where and how much text is replaced. As an example, "=REPLACE(A1,3,1,"hn")" looks in cell A1 and replaces one character of text, starting at the third ...

Numbers stored as text in Microsoft Excel aren’t necessarily wrong. For instance, a street address that begins with numbers—555 Town Street—is stored as text.

If you use the TEXT() function such as "=TEXT(C1-A1,"h:mm")," define the custom format within the equation. The TEXT() function converts numbers to text using a custom format. Advertisement ...