{"id":23813,"date":"2021-06-01T22:28:34","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T20:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/?p=23813"},"modified":"2024-04-14T14:41:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T12:41:15","slug":"value-error-in-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/value-error-in-excel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23926 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17.png\" alt=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17.png 800w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>#VALUE error in Excel is displayed when the <strong>variable provided in the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/top-excel-formulas-function-examples-to-get-better-at-microsoft-excel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"formula\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">formula<\/a> is not a supported type <\/strong>or when the <strong>cell referred to in the formula is invalid<\/strong>. It is Excel&#8217;s way of telling the user that the <strong>right kind of argument is not<\/strong> provided.<\/p>\n<p>There can be<strong> several reasons why Excel displays this error<\/strong> and you need to <strong>find the exact reason<\/strong> for the specific error to fix it!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#what-is-value-error-in-excel\"><strong>What is #VALUE error in Excel?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#how-to-fix-value-error-in-excel\"><strong>How to fix #VALUE error in Excel?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#conclusion\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a id=\"what-is-value-error-in-excel\"><\/a>What is #VALUE error in Excel?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>When you enter <strong>unexpected data in a formula<\/strong>, it might display a #VALUE! error. This Excel error can <strong>occur because<\/strong> of one of the following <strong>reasons<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Text is used in Arithmetic Operations<\/strong>; or<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cell contains hidden spaces<\/strong>; or<\/li>\n<li><strong>Date stored as text<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let&#8217;s consider different examples to examine each of these causes and learn how to fix them!<\/p>\n<p>Follow this<strong> detailed tutorial<\/strong> on #value Excel and <strong>download this Excel workbook<\/strong> to practice along understand better:<\/p>\n<div class=\"after-post-box\">\n<p class=\"line-two\"><a class=\"IRPP_minimalist icon-download button small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Value-Error.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-leadbox=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Top-20-Common-Excel-Errors.xlsx\" data-leadbox-id=\"147284833f72a2:12f08263ab46dc\"><span class=\"ctaText px-3 text-capitalize\"><strong> download excel workbook<\/strong> <i class=\"fa fa-download\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"postTitle px-3\">Value-Error.xlsx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a id=\"how-to-fix-value-error-in-excel\"><\/a>How to fix #VALUE error in Excel?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\"><strong>Example 1: Text is used in Arithmetic Operations<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here, we are trying to<strong> calculate the total sales amount<\/strong> by adding the sales achieved in both regions on different dates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-27-at-5.44.01-PM.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23821 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-27-at-5.44.01-PM.png\" alt=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" width=\"394\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-27-at-5.44.01-PM.png 394w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-27-at-5.44.01-PM-270x300.png 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As you can see when<strong> cell D7 adds B7 and C7, it returns #VALUE!<\/strong> error. This is because cell B7 <strong>contains text instead of a number<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s fix this!<\/p>\n<p>Change the <strong>text nil to number 0<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-27-at-5.47.04-PM.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-27-at-5.47.04-PM.png\" alt=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" width=\"393\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-27-at-5.47.04-PM.png 393w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-27-at-5.47.04-PM-258x300.png 258w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also <strong>use the function SUM<\/strong> instead of using the addition operator (+). As <strong><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/top-excel-formulas-function-examples-to-get-better-at-microsoft-excel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"formulas\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">formulas<\/a> with operators will not calculate cells with tex<\/strong>t and instead display VALUE error.<\/p>\n<p>If you <strong>use functions<\/strong> they will simply <strong>ignore text values and calculate everything else<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-27-at-5.48.36-PM.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23823\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-27-at-5.48.36-PM.png\" alt=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" width=\"394\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-27-at-5.48.36-PM.png 394w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-27-at-5.48.36-PM-259x300.png 259w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\"><strong>Example 2: Cell contains hidden spaces<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, VALUE error will be displayed when the<strong> cell contains hidden spaces<\/strong>. These <strong>spaces will look like the cell is blank<\/strong> but in fact, it contains a space instead.<\/p>\n<p>In this example, you can see even though cell <strong>B7 looks like it is a blank, value is cell D7 is displaying an error<\/strong>. This is because cell<strong> B7 actually contains hidden space<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-49.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23829 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-49.png\" alt=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" width=\"417\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-49.png 417w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-49-273x300.png 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There can be <strong>numerous cells that may contain hidden spaces<\/strong> and it may be <strong>difficult to spot<\/strong> and remove them.<\/p>\n<p>So, follow these <strong>steps below to find extra spaces and remove<\/strong> them!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong><\/span> Select the range that contains hidden spaces.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-50.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23830\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-50.png\" alt=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" width=\"418\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-50.png 418w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-50-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-50-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>STEP 2:<\/strong> <\/span>Press<strong> Ctrl + F<\/strong> to open the Find &amp; Replace dialog box and select <strong>Replace<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-51.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23831\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-51.png\" alt=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" width=\"443\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-51.png 443w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-51-300x132.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>STEP 3:<\/strong><\/span> Type in an <strong>extra space in Find what<\/strong> field and keep <strong>Replace field blank<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-52.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23832\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-52.png\" alt=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" width=\"443\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-52.png 443w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-52-300x132.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>STEP 3:<\/strong><\/span> Press <strong>Replace All<\/strong> button. This is <strong>remove all the hidden spaces<\/strong> in the selected cells and <strong>leave them blank<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-53.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-53.png\" alt=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" width=\"501\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-53.png 501w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-53-300x208.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All the errors will now disappear!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-54.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23834\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-54.png\" alt=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" width=\"423\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-54.png 423w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-54-300x282.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\"><strong>Example 3: Date stored as text<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In this example, we are trying to\u00a0<strong>add duration to the start day of the project<\/strong> in order to get the project\u2019s end date<\/p>\n<p>Here, cells C7 and C11 are displaying #VALUE! error as<strong> Excel cannot recognize the value as a date<\/strong>. This is because date is separated using the\u00a0<strong>decimal points as delimiters<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-59.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23844 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-59.png\" alt=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" width=\"399\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-59.png 399w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-59-261x300.png 261w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s change the delimiter from <strong>decimal point (.) to hyphen (-)<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\"><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong> <\/span>Select the cells containing dates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-63.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23847\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-63.png\" alt=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" width=\"342\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-63.png 342w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-63-257x300.png 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\"><strong>STEP 2:<\/strong><\/span> Press<strong> Ctrl+H<\/strong> to open Find &amp; Replace dialog box.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-60.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23845\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-60.png\" alt=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" width=\"446\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-60.png 446w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-60-300x133.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\"><strong>STEP 3:<\/strong><\/span> Type<strong> decimal point in Find What<\/strong> field and<strong> hyphen in Replace With<\/strong> field.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-61.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-61.png\" alt=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" width=\"443\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-61.png 443w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-61-300x131.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\"><strong>STEP 4:<\/strong><\/span> Press <strong>Replace All<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-61-Copy.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23849\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-61-Copy.png\" alt=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" width=\"443\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-61-Copy.png 443w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-61-Copy-300x131.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This will replace decimal point with hyphen. Excel will now <strong>treat them as dates<\/strong> and make your<strong> formula work perfectly<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-62.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23846\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-62.png\" alt=\"How to fix the #VALUE error in Excel formulas\" width=\"413\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-62.png 413w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-62-271x300.png 271w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a id=\"conclusion\"><\/a>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Value <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/ifna-function\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">error in Excel<\/a> occurs when the<strong> value provided in the formula is not the expected type<\/strong>. And, once you fix that value the error will disappear.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here<\/strong> to learn about the Top 20 Common Errors that you may encounter while working on Excel.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\"><strong>HELPFUL RESOURCE:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Make sure to download our FREE PDF on the<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/app.monstercampaigns.com\/c\/czseo0viyrmspcx5ndve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\u00a0333 Excel keyboard Shortcuts here<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app.monstercampaigns.com\/c\/czseo0viyrmspcx5ndve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14329 size-medium\" title=\"Top 20 Common Excel Problems Solved | MyExcelOnline\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/333coffeMockups-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Microsoft Excel Training\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/333coffeMockups-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/333coffeMockups-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/333coffeMockups-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/333coffeMockups.jpg 1340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can learn more about how to use Excel by viewing our FREE Excel webinar training on\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/100-43.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Formulas<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/100-5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pivot Tables<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/power-query-data-cleansing-webinar.html\" target=\"_blank\">Power Query<\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/100-39.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Macros &amp; VBA<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#VALUE error in Excel is displayed when the variable provided in the formula is not a supported type or when the cell referred to in the formula is invalid. It is Excel&#8217;s way of telling the user that the right kind of argument is not provided. 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