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MerijnRT
Aug 12, 2021Copper Contributor
=SOM wont work
When I try =SOM(A1:A10) I get this error #NAME? Can someone help me?
AnnaKarin
Aug 12, 2021MCT
Also check that the cell contains numbers and not text. Check all cells, look for extra spaces.
Check the dataype is set to "Numbers" or "General" in the cells, not "Text".
You can also use the function =ISNUMBER(cell) to check the content of the cells.
Check the dataype is set to "Numbers" or "General" in the cells, not "Text".
You can also use the function =ISNUMBER(cell) to check the content of the cells.
Riny_van_Eekelen
Aug 12, 2021Platinum Contributor
AnnaKarin But SUM will not result in a #NAME? error if the range contains text. It just returns zero or whatever the sum of the real numbers in the range would be, that is, as long as the range itself doesn't contain cells with errors.