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FORMULA ERROR
All formulas in Excel return a result, even when the result is an error. Below are example
of error encounter in MS Excel and the process of fixing it:

1. #DIV/0! error
As the name suggests, the #DIV/0! error appears when a formula tries to divide by zero,
or by a value equivalent to zero. You may see a #DIV/0! error when data is not yet complete.

Example:

The above example, the DIV error displayed in cell D4 because C4 is empty. Empty cells
are evaluated as zero by Excel, and B4 can't be divided by zero.

Solution : Enter value in C4

2. #NAME? error
The #NAME? error indicates that Excel does not recognize something. This could be a
function name misspelled, a named range that doesn't exist, or a cell reference entered
incorrectly.

For example, in the screen below, the VLOOKUP function in F3 is misspelled "VLOKUP".
VLOKUP is not a valid name, so the formula returns #NAME?.

Solution : Type , “VLOOKUP” function instead of “Vlokup”

Note: Make sure functions are correct.

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3. #N/A error
The #N/A error appears when something can't be found. It tells you something is
missing or misspelled. This could be a product code not yet available, an employee name
misspelled, a color that doesn't exist, etc. Often, #N/A errors are caused by extra space
characters, misspellings, or an incomplete lookup table. The functions mostly commonly
affected by the #N/A error are classic lookup functions, including VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, LOOKUP,
and MATCH.

For example, in the screen below, the formula in F3 returns #N/A because "Bacon" is not
in the lookup table:

Solution: If the value in E3 is changed to "bread", "eggs", etc. VLOOKUP will work normally and
retrieve the item cost. The best way to prevent #N/A errors is to make sure lookup values and
lookup tables are correct and complete.

4. #NUM! error
The #NUM! error occurs when a number is too large or small, or when a calculation is
impossible. For example, if you try to calculate the square root of a negative number, you'll see
the #NUM error:

In the screen above the SQRT function used to calculate the square root numbers in
column B. The formula in C5 returns the #NUM! error because the value in B5 is negative, and it
is not possible to compute the square root of a negative number.

5. #VALUE! error
The #VALUE! error appears when a value is not an expected or valid type (i.e. date, time,
number, text, etc.) This can happen when a cell is blank, when a text value is given to a function
that expects a numeric value, or when dates are evaluated as text by Excel.

For example, in Table A, cell C3 contains the text "NA", and the formula in F2 returns the
#VALUE! Error while in table B Below, the MONTH function cannot extract a month value from
"apple", since "apple" is not a date:

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Table A: Table B:

Solution: To fix a #VALUE! error, you need to track down the problematic value, and supply the
right type of value.

6. #REF! error
The #REF! error is one of the most common errors you'll see in Excel formulas. It occurs
when a reference becomes invalid. In many cases, this is because sheets, rows, or columns have
been removed, or because a formula with relative references has been copied to a new location
where references are invalid.

Below is an example, the formula in C8 was copied to E4. At this new location, since the
range C3:C7 is relative, it becomes invalid and the formula returns #REF!:

Solution: #REF! errors can be somewhat tricky to fix because the original cell reference is gone
forever. If you you delete a row or column and see #REF! errors, you should undo the action
immediately and adjust formulas first.

7. #NULL! error
The #NULL! error is quite rare in Excel, and is usually the result of a typo where a space
character is used instead of a comma (,) or colon (:) between two cell references. For example,
in the screen below the formula in F3 returns the #NULL error:

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Solution: the #NULL! error is reporting that the two ranges (C3 and C7) do not intersect. You can
correct a NULL error by replacing a space with a comma or colon as needed. =SUM (C3:C7).

8. #### error
Although technically not an error, you may also see a formula that displays a string of
hash characters (###) instead of a normal result. For example, in the screen below, the formula
in C3 is adding 5 days to the date in column B:

Solution: The hash or pound characters (###) appear because the date format do not fit into the
column. To fix this error, just make the column wider.

References:

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 https://exceljet.net/excel-formula-errors

 https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/excel/study/basic-excel-formulas-beginners/

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