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There are various kinds of errors in Excel that you will see. An error reference in a cell always starts with the # symbol. If the cell is a continuous line of them, it means the cell needs to be widened to show the value properly. Other than that, the # will be followed by a word to indicate the specific error and will be followed the ! symbol. Some of the ones you may see are as follows, although there are many others:

#NUM!

#REF!

#DIV/0!

#NAME!

The help system will give you assistance on what can be the cause of the particular errors you come across.

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All error messages start with # and end with ! and have a word between them to indicate what the error is. Here are a few examples:

#NAME!

#REF!

#DIV/0!

#N/A!

#NUM!

#VALUE!

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