{"id":1023,"date":"2019-05-02T14:50:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T11:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.test4u.eu\/excelpedia\/?p=1023"},"modified":"2019-05-02T14:50:25","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T11:50:25","slug":"the-formulatext-function","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.test4u.eu\/excelpedia\/the-formulatext-function\/","title":{"rendered":"The FORMULATEXT Function"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It returns a formula as a string. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The syntax of the function is the following: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> <strong>FORMULATEXT<\/strong><em>(<strong>reference<\/strong><\/em>) <\/p><cite> <strong>reference<\/strong>: a reference to a cell or a range of cells<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If the reference is a range of cells then the function returns the value in the upper leftmost cell of the range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the reference does not contain a formula the #N\/A error value is returned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the formula is longer than 8192 characters the #N\/A error value is returned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the formula cannot be displayed due to worksheet protection the #N\/A error value is returned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the external workbook that contains the reference is not open the #N\/A error value is returned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the reference is the cell you are entering the function then there will be no circular reference warning and the function will work as expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the button to practice using this function, with the help of our <strong>Online Assessment Tool<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"button-practice-container\" ><a class=\"button button-primary button-practice\" style=\"height:auto\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.test4u.eu\/excelpedia\/wp-content\/plugins\/unlimited-integration\/run.php?id=Z2RwdDJJNnpIR1ZzWjFDUVM5QXNZOHRhZE9neHpaL21DSTVYRTR0UHBNbkwrTEswZEI4YVV5WExJam5HcDdzUA==&b=cmxZbVhtYVlJM1hLSDVETzJydmptNW5MRUEvZmpGUGltZ3Q4Vm5kOG1VMUxtK0ZNdzlCMDBiZGVpSUVTME11Z1Z3ZHFxUUlnaHlUZ3FJZWZFS0ZzWmZSRitINGk3QXNyeW00Y2h0QWpJSU09\">Practice<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Here is an example of how to use the FORMULATEXT function:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use the proper excel function to make sure that the formula used in the cell B2 of the 2016 worksheet, is displayed in the cell B42.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; 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