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Convert Text to Numbers in Excel

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By default, text is left-aligned and numbers are right-aligned in Excel.

Atimes user enter inverted comma before inputting data values in a cell which automatically converts a number to text.

This example teaches you how to convert ‘text strings that represent numbers’ to numbers.

1. Select the range A1:A4 and change the number format to General.

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2. Numbers preceded by an apostrophe are also treated as text. Select cell A5 and manually remove the apostrophe.

3a. You can also combine step 1 and 2 by adding an empty cell to the range A1:A5. By doing this, you let Excelknow that these text strings are numbers. Copy an empty cell.

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3b. Select the range A1:A5, right click, and then click Paste Special.

3c. Click Add.

3d. Click OK.

Result. All numbers are right-aligned and treated as numbers.

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4a. You can also use the VALUE function.

4b. Here’s another example. Use the Right function (or any other text function) to extract characters from a text string and then use the VALUE function to convert these characters to a number.

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