[Excel] Multiple Ways to Convert Text to Numbers

Sometimes excel automatically stored numbers as text when you import data or copy data from another source. Good thing is that there are several methods we can apply to convert the text to numbers.

Fixing Numbers by Error Checking

1. When numbers are stored as text, excel will display a green triangle in the cell as indication of an error checking.

2. Click the warning sign that appears beside the cell and select Convert to Number.

Changing the Cell Format

1. Highlight the cells that you want to convert from text to numbers.

2. You can change the format by selecting Format Cells when you right-click the selected cells or by clicking the little arrow in the Number group in 'Home' tab.

3. In the Format Cells box, select Number and click OK.

Using the Value Function

1. Use the value function in the cell in which you want to convert the text to numbers.

2. Supposed you want to convert cell C1 from text to number, the formula is =VALUE(C1)

Using Paste Special

1. Enter 1 in an empty cell and copy it. Make sure that the cell format is number.

2. Select the cells that contain the numbers formatted as text.

3. Right-click and select Paste Special.

4. In the Paste Special dialog box, select Multiply under Operation and click OK.

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