Rosalva K.

Lustestica
MAEd-Science Education
Subject: Computer Education
Submitted to: Ellen Estrellado

Error Messages in Microsoft Excel

ERROR MESSAGES MEANING HOW TO FIX THE ERROR
##### The column isn't wide enough to display the To fix the Excel error #####, simply
value. click on the right border of the column
and drag it to increase the width or else
simply click twice on the right border of
the header column this will automatically
fit the widest cell in that column.

#NAME? Occurs when Excel does not recognize text in To fix the error you need to carefully
a formula. check the typing mistakes in the formula.
Double check the formula names to get
rid of the error. Also always type Excel
Functions in lower case. And this way,
when you enter the formula Excel
automatically convert it to upper case if
it is identified.

#VALUE! A formula has the wrong type of argument. The easiest way to resolve the
#VALUE! error message is to double
check your formula and assure that only
numbers are used there. But if you are
still getting an error then look for the
blank cells, missing formulas linking to
the cells or any other special characters
you might have been used.

#DIV/0! A formula tries to divide a number by 0 or an This is not a big issue and can be
empty cell. resolved easily. All you need to change
the value of the cell to the value that is
not equal to 0 or else inserts a value if
your cell was blank.

#REF! A formula refers to a cell that is not valid. To fix it you need to be careful before
pasting a set of cells there are no
formulas that would get affected. Also
while deleting the cell’s it is essential to
be sure what formulas are included in
those cells

#N/A! A formula or a function inside a formula
cannot find the referenced data
Here you need to check carefully your
entire formulas and make sure to closely
look which sheets or rows were deleted
or reference wrongly. If few formulas
are linked together, verify that
everything in every formula has a value.

#NULL! A space was used in formulas that reference To fix the error the first thing you need
multiple ranges; a comma separates range to do is to verify you are using the proper
references syntax in your formula

 A colon is used for separating the first

cell from the last cell once you refer
to a continuous range of cells in a
formula.
 Or, you must be making use of a
comma when you refer to two cells
that don’t intersect.
#NUM! A formula has invalid numeric data for the To fix the #NUM! error verify whether
type of operation you entered any formatted currency,
dates, or special symbols. And if you find
them out remove those characters from
the formula and keep the numbers only.