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12. Error Handling

Mandeep Mehta1  
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Mumbai, India
 

In this chapter, we will look at different ways in which we can handle errors when they come up while using Excel functions.

Why Do Errors Occur While Using Excel Functions?

Errors occur in the following situations:
  • Whenever arguments to Excel functions are not in the expected format; for example, if a function expects a number and the value supplied is not numeric. Therefore, Excel cannot evaluate the function, and this results in an error.

  • An operation in Excel is invalid; for example, trying to divide a number by zero.

Different Types of Error Codes

Table 12-1 shows different kinds of ...

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