Question

Write the error message for the following:

I. A formula contains invalid data

II. A column is not wide enough to accommodate the value

III. A formula is not spelt correctly​

Answer 1

Answer:

This chapter teaches you how to deal with some common formula errors in Excel.

##### error

When your cell contains this error code, the

1. Simply correct SU to SUM.

VALUE! error

Excel displays the #VALUE! error when a formula has the wrong type of argument.

1. Change the value of cell A3 to a number.

1b. Use a function to ignore cells that contain text.

DIV/0! error

Excel displays the #DIV/0! error when a formula tries to divide a number by 0 or an empty cell.

#DIV/0! error

1a. Change the value of cell A2 to a value that is not equal to 0.

1b. Prevent the error from being displayed by using the logical function IF.

Fix the #DIV/0! error

Explanation: if cell A2 equals 0, an empty string ("") is displayed. If not, the result of the formula A1/A2 is displayed.

#REF! error

Excel displays the #REF! error when a formula refers to a cell that is not valid.

1. Cell C1 references cell A1 and cell B1.

#REF! Error Example

2. Delete column B. To achieve this, right click the column B header and click Delete.

Delete Column

3. Select cell B1. The reference to cell B1 is not valid anymore.

#REF! Error Result

4. To fix this error, you can either delete +#REF! in the formula of cell B1 or you can undo your action by pressing CTRL + z