How to use the ISTEXT function
Author: Oscar Cronquist Article last updated on April 17, 2018
The ISTEXT function returns TRUE if value is text.
Formula in cell C3:
=ISTEXT(B3)
Excel Function Syntax
ISTEXT(value)
Arguments
| value | Required. The value you want to check for text. |
Comments
The ISTEXT function is very useful to identify error values in arrays. Most Excel functions return the error value, however, this function returns FALSE if it encounters an error.
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The ISTEXT function function is one of many functions in the 'Information' category.
Gets information about the formatting, location, or the contents of a cell.
Returns a number that represents one of the error values in Excel.
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Returns TRUE if the argument is an empty cell, returns FALSE if not.
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Returns TRUE if value is boolean. A boolean value is either TRUE or FALSE.
Returns TRUE if value is a #N/A error.
Returns TRUE if value is not text, also returns TRUE if cell is empty.
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Returns TRUE if value refers to a reference.
Returns TRUE if argument is text.
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