- How To Convert Formula To Value In Excel Mac
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In a recent task, I was doing filter through VBA on a number column. But that number column had numbers in text format. When I run the VBA script, it didn't work of course, because the filter was a number and the column had numbers as text. In that case, I needed to convert the text into numbers manually and save it. Then the macro worked perfectly. But I wanted to convert these texts into numbers using the VBA script and I was able to do it. I wanted to share this as if anyone wanted to know how to convert text values into a number using VBA, they can have a look at it.
Convert text to number using Range.NumberFormat method
- The Microsoft Excel CONVERT function will convert a number from one measurement unit to another measurement unit. The CONVERT function is a built-in function in Excel that is categorized as an Engineering Function.It can be used as a worksheet function (WS) in Excel.
- If you use Microsoft Excel on your Mac, you can save the spreadsheets you create and open them in Numbers, Apple’s spreadsheet app. It’s a handy feature to use in case you can’t access.
This first and easiest method. I prefer this method over other methods as it directly converts the selected excel range into number format.
How To Convert Formula To Value In Excel Mac
So, if you have a fixed range that you want to convert to text then use this VBA snippet.
Replace formulas with their calculated values. When you replace formulas with their values, Excel permanently removes the formulas. If you accidentally replace a formula with a value and want to restore the formula, click Undo immediately after you enter or paste the value. Select the cell or range of cells that contains the formulas.
When you run the above code it converts the text of range A3:A8 into text.
This code can look more elegant if we write it like this.
How does it work?
Well, it is quite simple. We first change the number format of the range to General. Then we put the value of that range into the same range using VBA. This removes the text formatting completely. Simple, isn't it?
Change the number of formatting of a dynamic range
In the above code, we changed the text to number in the above code of a fixed range but this will not be the case most of the time. To convert text to a number of dynamic ranges, we can evaluate the last used cell or select the range dynamically. Easyfit 5.5 professional serial.
This is how it would look:
Here, I know that the range starts from A3. But I don't know where it may end.
So I dynamically identify last used excel row that has data in it using the VBA snippet Cells(Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row. It returns the last used row number that we are concatenating with 'A3:A'.
So I dynamically identify last used excel row that has data in it using the VBA snippet Cells(Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row. It returns the last used row number that we are concatenating with 'A3:A'.
Note: This VBA snippet will work on the active workbook and active worksheet. If your code switches through multiple sheets, it would be better to set a range object of the intended worksheet. Like this
The above code will always change the text to the number of the sheet1 of the workbook that contains this code.
Loop and CSng to change the text to number
Another method is to loop through each cell and change the cell value to a number using CSng function. Here's the code.
In the above VBA snippet, we are using VBA For loop to iterate over each cell in the range and convert the value of each cell into a number using the CSng function of VBA.
So yeah guys, this is how you can change texts to numbers in Excel using VBA. You can use these snippets to ready your worksheet before you do any number operation on them. I hope I was explanatory enough. You can download the working file here.
Change Text to Number Using VBA.
If you have any doubts regarding this text to number conversion or any other excel/VBA related query, ask in the comments section below.
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How to replace formulas with results or value in Excel?
Supposing you need to replace formulas with their calculated values in cells, of course you can replace them one by one manually. However, it will waste a lot of time if you are going to replace many ones. Are there easy ways? Yes, the following tricky ways will help you easily replace formulas with their calculated values in selections quickly:
For example, I have a range of formulas, and now I need to replace the formulas with the cell values, as following screenshot shows:
Replace formulas with results or values with Paste Special command
Replace formulas with results or values with VBA
Replace formulas with results or values with Kutools for Excel
Replace formulas with text by Kutools for Excel
Replace formulas with results or values with VBA
Replace formulas with results or values with Kutools for Excel
Replace formulas with text by Kutools for Excel
Replace formulas with results or values with Paste Special command
The Microsoft Excel's Paste Special command can help you remove all formulas but remain calculated values in cells.
Step1: Select the range that you will work with.
Step2: Press the Ctrl + C keys to copy the selected cells.
Step3: Right click the selected cells, and click the Paste Values button under Paste Options.
Now you have all formulas in the selection replaced with their calculated values at one time.
Replace formulas with results or values with VBA
For experienced users of Microsoft Excel, VBA macro is another good choice to replace formulas with calculated values quickly.
Step1: Hold down the Alt + F11 keys in Excel, and it opens the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
Step2: Click Insert > Module, and paste the following macro in the Module Window.
VBA for replacing formulas with calculated values:
Step3: Press the F5 key to run this macro. A dialog is displayed for you to select a range to convert to actual values, see screenshot:
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Step4: Click OK. and you can see the result shown as below:
Replace formulas with results or values with Kutools for Excel
If you have Kutools for Excel, its Displayed To Actual tool can help you quickly convert the value or formula in selected cells to the way they are formatted.
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After free installing Kutools for Excel, please do as below:
Step1: Select the range that you will work with.
Step2: Click the Kutools > To Actual, see screenshot:
Then the formulas in the selection are converted to the displayed values.
For more detailed information about this feature, please visit Displayed To Actual.
To Actual--Replace Formula With Displayed Value
Replace formulas with text by Kutools for Excel
If you want to replace formula with text, you can use Kutools for Excel’s Convert Formula to Text utility to convert formulas to texts at once click.
After installing Kutools for Excel, please do as below:(Free Download Kutools for Excel Now!)
Select the formulas and click Kutools > Content > Convert Formula to Text. See screenshot:
Then the formulas are converted to text, and if you want to convert them back to formula, just click Kutools > Content > Convert Text to Formula.
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Will it be possible to get a Macro that does what the above macro does but for the entire workbook all at once?
would be of great help if you can write a macro that can. - To post as a guest, your comment is unpublished.Bah. nothing new. Already knew all of hose tricks. In fact, I've been using paste special for quite a while. Unfortunately none of those options works for me. I would like to just set my spreadsheets on auto and let Excel do the trick on its own. I was looking to see if the folks at Microsoft have finally left the stone age by coming up with something more creative, more automated than paste special and VBA. Something that does not require cell selection or any other intervention by the user. For instance, it would be handy if there was a way to allow Excel to automatically kill the equations that are no longer needed but without eliminating the values or cell contents. That would be truly awesome. But I guess such a trick is not out of the cave yet so I'll have to live with 'paste special>values' option until we leave Excel prehistory behind.
- To post as a guest, your comment is unpublished.Hello Friend,
Can you please make 2 vb code to convert all the linked formula to value
embedded within the formula. And the next to convert to formula again back to
normal with linked path. Like pack unpack option.
I make report in excel file which is linked to various other excel file and
then I have send this report to management but I don't want this to paste
special everytime. I just want to pack the formula and then unpack it when I
need to work on the same file.
I hope you understand my need.
Regards
Saysha
- To post as a guest, your comment is unpublished.Can it be possible to apply this macro to specific formula in the range. i.e If we want to convert only vlookup formula to values but not sum formula in the selected range.
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Screenshots that illustrate the problem - To post as a guest, your comment is unpublished.I want to know or to apply script shown in your example but unable to understand about ---- 'how to numbering in excel column or row having some cell single and some are merged'. Please help me with pdf tutorials with complete explanation or how can i use your tool with complete explanation.
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Rakesh Upreti - To post as a guest, your comment is unpublished.THIS IS A LIFE SAVER.. THANK YOU!!