In this Microsoft Excel tutorial, I’ll show you four easy ways to convert numbers stored as text to real numbers. All four methods have their own pros and cons, so knowing them all will come in ...

Create your own formula to convert the degrees, minutes and seconds used in geography to a decimal number. DMS map coordinates consist of whole number degrees that are divided into 60 minutes.

Type the formula =Value() and inside the parentheses, type a cell reference that contains text stored as numbers. In this example, it’s cell A2 . Press Enter.

Microsoft Excel has a feature that allows you to convert a number into a date, which is quite simple to do. This tutorial explains the steps to convert a number into a date format in Excel.