Excel Error

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8 Excel Error Messages You're Sick of Seeing (And How to Fix Them)


We've all fallen victim to the little green arrow in upper-left hand corner of a cell before. You know, that pesky little flag that Excel uses to indicate something has gone wrong with the values in the cell.

In many cases, clicking on that arrow will pull up enough information for you to remedy the problem at hand.

Best Practices That'll Help You Reduce Excel Errors

Before we go over the errors and tips, we wanted to share a few helpful tricks we've learned from our own Excel experts. These precautionary lessons are designed to help you avoid errors altogether, making your life a whole lot easier:
  • Begin every formula with an equal sign.
  • Use the * symbol to multiply numbers, not an X.
  • Match all opening and closing parentheses so that they are in pairs.
  • Use quotation marks around text in formulas.