Excel's VALUE function has only one argument: where a is the value stored as text that you want to convert into a number.

Microsoft’s new Copilot function in Excel lets users generate, analyze and explain data directly from cell formulas, marking a major step toward full AI integration within spreadsheets.

All details in this article are correct as of October 29, 2025. Accessibility to some of the latest Excel features depends on ...

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Microsoft's latest additions to Excel will likely please many looking to automate their data crunching processes.

you can also read the August 2023 Tech Q&A article “Join Text in Excel”, which explains the function TEXTJOIN, and the previous item in this month’s Tech Q&A “Using TEXTSPLIT to Dissect Excel Text ...

The Excel toolbar may not be working on your Windows 11/10 PC due to various reasons. One primary reason is a corrupt Excel toolbar file. Other reasons could be damaged system files, customized ...

Harvard Health Publishing, a division of Harvard Medical School that publishes consumer health resources, has agreed to allow Microsoft to use its content on specific diseases and health topics to ...

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Update 10/17/25: Microsoft fixes the bug using a KIR (Known Issue Rollback) update. More information added to end of story. Microsoft's October Windows 11 updates have broken the "localhost" ...