This workbook demonstrates three functions that are designed to

determine the type of data contained in a cell:

ISTEXT
CELL
TYPE
Cell Contents Description ISTEXT Function Result
This is text Simple text 1
This is text This is text Lengthy string 1
789 Number, with apostrophe 1
985 Number, formatted as Text 1
Cell Contents Description CELL("Format") Result CELL("Prefix") Result
This is text Simple text F0 '
This is text This is teLengthy string F0 '
789 Number, with apostrophe F0 '
985 Number, formatted as Text G '
CELL("Type") Result
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Cell Contents Description TYPE Function Result
This is text Simple text 2
This is text This is text This Lengthy string 2
789 Number, with apostrophe 2
985 Number, formatted as Text 2