{"id":23856,"date":"2021-06-01T22:24:12","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T20:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/?p=23856"},"modified":"2024-02-06T16:01:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T15:01:20","slug":"null-error-in-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/null-error-in-excel\/","title":{"rendered":"NULL value in Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/15.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"NULL value in Excel\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-23924 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/15.png\" alt=\"NULL value in Excel\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/15.png 800w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/15-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/15-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Null value in Excel is an uncommon error that <strong>occurs when there is something fundamentally wrong with 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><\/strong>. If it occurs in Excel, it can be <strong>confusing to some people<\/strong>, but it really is very simple to correct.<\/p>\n<p>In this article, you will learn the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#what-is-null-error-in-excel\"><strong>What is NULL value in Excel?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#how-to-fix-null-error-in-excel\"><strong>How to fix NULL value 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-null-error-in-excel\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #339966;\">What is NULL value in Excel?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>NULL in Excel occurs simply when<strong> the range provided in the formula is not valid <\/strong>and there is a <strong>typo in the formula<\/strong>. This can be mainly due to <strong>two reasons<\/strong> :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wrong input instead of a <strong>colon (:)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Wrong input instead of a <strong>comma (,)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In most cases, this wrong input is that users insert a space rather than the appropriate character. Simply correcting these typos can remove the error. Let&#8217;s look into this in more detail.<\/p>\n<p>Follow this<strong> detailed tutorial<\/strong> on null 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\/Null-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\">Null-error.xlsx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a id=\"how-to-fix-null-error-in-excel\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #339966;\">How to fix NULL value in Excel?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Example 1 &#8211; <\/strong><\/span><strong>Wrong input instead of a<\/strong> <strong>colon (:)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes in a formula, where there is<strong> supposed to be \u201c:\u201d(colon), you might have entered space<\/strong>. This can be the result of the error that we are getting as shown below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-30-at-2.02.46-PM.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"NULL value in Excel\"  class=\"alignnone wp-image-23870 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-30-at-2.02.46-PM.png\" alt=\"NULL value in Excel\" width=\"346\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-30-at-2.02.46-PM.png 346w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-30-at-2.02.46-PM-271x300.png 271w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the formula bar, we can see that instead of <strong>=SUM(A7:A13), it is entered as =SUM(A7 A13)<\/strong>, which is the cause of the error.<\/p>\n<p>So to correct this, we have to <strong>replace that space with a colon(:)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-30-at-2.04.22-PM.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"NULL value in Excel\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-30-at-2.04.22-PM.png\" alt=\"NULL value in Excel\" width=\"350\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-30-at-2.04.22-PM.png 350w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-30-at-2.04.22-PM-274x300.png 274w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Like so! As the typo has been corrected, the <strong>error has been removed<\/strong> and the formula is returning the correct value.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Example 2 &#8211; <\/strong><\/span><strong>Wrong input instead of a comma (,)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes in a formula, where <strong>there is supposed to be \u201c,\u201d(comma), you might have entered space<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In this example, we are trying to <strong>calculate the average speed<\/strong> in cell B11 based on the 3 entries mentioned in rows 7, 8, and 9. The formula used is:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>=AVERAGE(C7,C8 C9)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This can lead to an error that we are getting as shown below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-30-at-2.12.00-PM.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"NULL value in Excel\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23873\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-30-at-2.12.00-PM.png\" alt=\"NULL value in Excel\" width=\"352\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-30-at-2.12.00-PM.png 352w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-30-at-2.12.00-PM-300x277.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here, <strong>instead of =AVERAGE(C7,C8 C9)<\/strong> you should <strong>enter the formula as =AVERAGE(C7,C8,C9)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>There <strong>should have been a comma between C8 and C9<\/strong> but instead, there has been a <strong>typing error and instead of the comma, space was inserted<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Simply <strong>removing the space and adding the comma<\/strong> rectifies this error.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-30-at-2.19.52-PM.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"NULL value in Excel\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23874\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-30-at-2.19.52-PM.png\" alt=\"NULL value in Excel\" width=\"356\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-30-at-2.19.52-PM.png 356w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-30-at-2.19.52-PM-300x274.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a id=\"conclusion\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Conclusion<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>So now it should be clear that the <strong>NULL value is a simple but uncommon error<\/strong> that occurs due to a<strong> typing error<\/strong>, <strong>making the inputs of a formula invalid<\/strong> or if the <strong>separators of different arguments in a formula<\/strong> are entered incorrectly.<\/p>\n<p>It<strong> doesn\u2019t necessarily have to be a space<\/strong>, but can be any incorrect character. 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