Error messages in Excel formulas
There are different error messages displayed by Excel while displaying formula result. Following table lists important error messages displayed by Excel while displaying formula results.
| Excel Error Message | Description |
|---|---|
| #VALUE! | The #VALUE! error message is displayed while trying to perform mathematical operation with non-numeric values. |
| #REF! | The #REF! error message is displayed when a Cell referenced in the Excel formula is deleted. |
| #DIV/0! | The #DIV/0! error message is displayed while trying to divide any number with 0 (denominator as 0). |
| #NULL! | The #NULL! error message is displayed when two cell references in a formula are separated by a space instead of a colon (:) or comma (,). |
| #N/A! | The #N/A! error message is associated with VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, LOOKUP or MATCH Excel functions. It happens when your lookup value does not exist in lookup table. |
| #CALC! | The #CALC! error message is displayed when Excel’s calculation engine cannot resolve the formula yet. |
