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.

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.

Follow the steps below to convert text to columns in Excel: Launch Excel. Enter some data into a single cell, for example, the first name and last name of people.

Converting empty cells means that they will be formatted as text if you enter data into them in the future. Navigate to the "Number" group within the "Home" tab in Excel. Click the small arrow ...

Excel doesn't offer a one-click solution if you need text in sentence case (where only the first letter of the sentence is capitalized). But don’t worry! You can create a custom formula using the LEFT ...