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MS Excel: IsText Function


In Excel, the IsText function can be used to check for a text value.

The syntax for the IsText function is:

IsText( value )

value is the value that you want to test. If value is a text value, this function will return TRUE. Otherwise, it will return FALSE.

Applies To:

  • Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP, Excel 2000

For Example:

Let's take a look at an example:

Based on the Excel spreadsheet above:

=IsText(A1) would return FALSE
=IsText(A2) would return TRUE
=IsText(A3) would return FALSE
=IsText(A4) would return TRUE
=IsText("techonthenet") would return TRUE