If you are converting more than one column of text to numbers, this is an excellent method to use. Select a blank cell and type 1 into it. Then press Press CTRL + C to copy the cell.

While Excel files can accept both text and numbers in the cells, most equations, calculations, and formulas that the program runs need numerical values to function properly and give you a result. As ...

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.

If your data includes inconsistent types, such as numbers mixed with text in the same column, this automatic step can cause ‘DataFormat.Error: We couldn’t convert to Number’.

The VALUE function is used to convert a text string that represents a number into a numerical value. Here’s the syntax: =VALUE(text) text: The text string that you want to convert into a number. In ...

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 ...