December 2011
Intermediate to advanced
1088 pages
24h 50m
English
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Microsoft® Excel® 2010 Formulas & Functions Inside Out
by Helmut Reinke Egbert Jeschke Sara Unverhau, Eckehard Pfeifer, Bodo Fienitz, and Jens Bock
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N()
Syntax. N(value)
Definition. This function returns a value converted into a number.
Arguments
value (required). The expression (a number, text, a formula without an equal sign, a logical value, an error value, a reference, or a name) that you want to convert into a number
Background. Usually you don’t have to use the N() function, because Excel converts values automatically if a number is required. The IS() functions are an exception. To provide compatibility with other spreadsheet software, this function is still available.
The N() function converts expressions as shown in Table 11-6.
Table 11-6. Conversion Results with the N() Function
Argument (Expression) | Return Value |
|---|---|
Number | This number |
Date | Consecutive number for the date |
Time | Number for the time ... |
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