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How To Use VALUE() Function in Google Sheets

Description

Converts a string in any of the date, time or number formats that Google Sheets understands into a number.

How To Actually Use VALUE() in Sheets

VALUE(text)

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In cells A1:A10, you have text representations of numbers. Use the VALUE formula to convert these text strings into actual numbers in cells B1:B10.

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