Read More If you want to learn how to convert text to numbers in Excel, you’ve come to the right place. While Excel files can accept both text and numbers in the cells, most equations, calculations, ...

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.