Wondering how to convert text to numbers in Excel? Our guide features three different methods for the task.

Has anybody got a simple way of converting in Excel a text string showing for example "33.00-" into a negative number. Normally I just multiple the text by ...

Why is my number stored as text in Excel? Excel doesn’t convert numbers written in text into digits if you import data from another source because of the default setting.

SEE: 83 Excel tips every user should master (TechRepublic) In this Microsoft Excel tutorial, I’ll show you four easy ways to convert numbers stored as text to real numbers.

It’s common to use Excel as a database, and in many cases the data you’re storing is text. This can be a problem when it comes to formulas that rely on numeric values because Excel will convert text ...

Navigate to the "Number" group within the "Home" tab in Excel. Click the small arrow beside the "Number Format" box. Click "Text" to convert your cells to text formatting.