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About Error Values |
lindalu |
03/09/2015 |
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Error values are displayed in cells that have incorrect formulas for that cell. |
Error values are displayed in cells that have incorrect formulas for that cell.
If a formula references a cell that contains an error value, that formula also displays an error value. You can use the function ISERR, ISERRNA, ISERROR, or ISERRVALUE to look for error values.
Error values
| If the cell displays |
The formula includes |
Example |
|---|---|---|
| #DIV/0! |
Division by 0 |
10/0 |
| #VALUE! |
An argument or operand of the wrong type |
5 + "House" |
| #REF! |
A reference to a cell that does not exist |
A cell that refers to another cell that no longer exists |
| #NUM! |
An invalid number |
Square root of a negative number |
| #N/A! |
Not an available value |
NA( ) function |
| #DIM! |
A dimensional value that exceeds the dimension range (valid powers are integers -128 <= n <= 127) A dimensional value used with an inappropriate operation |
1in^100 * 1in^100 (the result is 1in^200, which is beyond the dimension range) 5.2cm^1.5 (not an integer power) |