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The # will always be the first character shown and it will be followed by the name of the particular error. Common ones could be:
#REF!
#VALUE!
#NUM!
If you see the # repeated, it indicates that the cell is not wide enough to show the value in the cell. It is not necessarily an error.
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A green triangle in the upper left corner of the cell
What else can I help you with?
Assume that cell C5 contains a formula By default where would you see the formula displayed?
In the formula bar.
What are two types of cell contents excel?
The cell contents are what is actually typed into a cell. This is not always the same as what is displayed. So you can type a formula into a cell, which would be its contents, and the formula will do a calculation and display a result, which is the cell display. When you look at the cell you would see the result of the formula, but not the formula itself. The cell contents are always displayed on the formula bar. If you just type a number in, then the cell content and cell display can be the same. What you could then do is to format the cell and the number would be displayed in that format.
What happens when the formula is complete and you exit the cell?
The formula will be entered and a calculation will be done and a result displayed.
When an error occurs in a formula in a cell Excel displays the button next to the cell and identifies the cell with the error by placing a green triangle in the upper left of the cell?
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When a formula is in an active cell the underlying formula is visible in the what Formula Bar or Worksheet or Status bar or Name Box?
If there is a formula in the active cell, then the formula will be displayed in the formula bar and the result of the formula will appear in the cell.
In Excel what is displayed in the active cell entry in the formula bar and a flashing insertion point in the active cell?
cell contents
Is the entry bar the area where the text a number or formula is displayed for the active cell?
The proper name is the formula bar, but yes a formula or value can be seen there when you have entered a value or formula in a cell.
Where is the address for the active cell displayed?
In the name box, beside the formula bar.
What happens when an error occurs in a formula in a cell?
Within the cell you may see an error which will always start with the # symbol, such as #REF! or #VALUE! You may also see a small triangle in the top right corner of the left corner of the cell, or an icon appearing beside the cell, though not in the cell next to it. If a formula has a problem as it is being typed, you may not be allowed to enter it and a message may pop up or an option showing you what can be done to fix it.
Which errors indicates that a cell reference in the formula is not valid?
The #REF! error.
In Excel Describe two common formula errors?
A #NAME error occurs when a function name or reference is used in a formula that cannot be found in the spreadsheet. If you were using the SUM function and accidentally type it in as SM then you would get the #NAME error, because Excel would not know what SM is.A #VALUE error occurs when you try to do a calculation on something that is not numeric. This commonly happens when you a formula to add numbers in cells refers to a cell that has text in it, meaning it can't do the calculation, as you cannot add text and numbers.
How do you find percentage error in Microsoft excel?
=(A1/B1)*100 then press Ctrl + Shift + % and the cell will be displayed as a percent
