#VALUE! return from format change
 

I am trying the change the formatting of cells from General to Text. I am
inserting a new column, setting it to General, then use the formula
=TEXT(,AD2) and so on for the whole column. Some of those cells that contain
text and numbers (e.g. VN756) come back with the result of #VALUE! others do
not. I have just used Format Cells tool without success.

How do I make the cells data change to be text without returning the error
of #VALUE!?
Thank you,
Elvis

#VALUE! return from format change
 

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Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Thu, 6 Dec 2007 16:17:00 -0800, Elvis
wrote:

I am trying the change the formatting of cells from General to Text. I am
inserting a new column, setting it to General, then use the formula
=TEXT(,AD2) and so on for the whole column. Some of those cells that contain
text and numbers (e.g. VN756) come back with the result of #VALUE! others do
not. I have just used Format Cells tool without success.

How do I make the cells data change to be text without returning the error
of #VALUE!?
Thank you,
Elvis