Excel's VALUE function has only one argument: where a is the value stored as text that you want to convert into a number.

If you've used data validation in Excel before, you probably selected the relevant cells, clicked "Data Validation" in the Data tab on the ribbon, and created the rule in the Data Validation dialog ...

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What are the parties arguing about in Washington? Premium assistance: At the time of COVID, Congress enacted a tax credit for people who have their insurance through the Affordable Care Act. To ...

Regarding the Oct. 21 article, “Santa Barbara Hires New Consultant to Finish Work on State Street Master Plan,” as before, the Santa Barbara City Council just decided to spend more taxpayer dollars, ...

Eugene’s City Council just voted to “pause” its use of Flock license plate cameras — right as multiple hits from those cameras helped bust a burglary ring targeting Asian American families. You can’t ...

Social Security retirees are on track for a cost-of-living adjustment next year. The amount of the COLA will be different than in 2025. While the COLA hasn't been announced yet, early projections ...

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President Donald Trump poses with the signed agreement at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war on October 13, 2025 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Getty Images The Issue: Dems’ lack of praise for ...