Pound sign (#) error messages

December 14, 2011
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If you see one or more pound signs in a cell or column, the cell or column is too narrow. Solution – widen the column.

#DIV/O! You are dividing by an empty cell or zero. Solution - fix the formula’s denominator.

#REF! Your formula refers to a cell that no longer exists, due to a change in the worksheet.

#NAME? Your formula contains text that Excel doesn’t recognize. Could have many causes, usually a typo or missing punctuation in a formula.

Solution to #REF and #NAME – click the cell that displays the error, click the button that appears, and then click Trace Error if it appears.

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