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Which of the following is not a valid data type in Excel?

Number, Character, Label, Date/Time

Asked by Wyatt Williams, Last updated: Mar 28, 2024

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F. Daniel

F. Daniel

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F. Daniel, Content Optimization Executive, Diploma in Journalism, California

Answered Jul 23, 2020

The correct answer to this question is Character. The other answer choices number, label, date and time are valid data types. The Microsoft Office program is the designer of the Excel program. This program is essential for all workers to attempt to learn, because it has become a standard in many industries.

Excel is a program that allows the user to calculate cells to keep a total of the system. Although the user may be entering characters into the cell of the Excel program, it is not a data type that Excel defines.

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I. Woods

I. Woods

I. Woods
I. Woods

Answered Mar 18, 2020

Character is not a valid data type in Excel. If you would try to place a character and you would try to compute it, you will not get a regular answer. The best thing that you can do is to make sure that you know exactly what you have placed so that you will not encounter an error. It will be easy to place a number, especially if you are going to use that number to compute. It will also be easy to place a label because this can be computed and will be read by excel too. Placing date and time will also be expected, especially Excel can also be used by different companies to keep track of everything.

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D. Peter

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D. Peter, Software Developer, B.E (Bachelor of Engineering), Mexico

Answered Mar 12, 2020

The only thing that is not valid when you are trying to use Excel is character. Excel is normally used when you want to tabulate or compute data. You cannot tabulate or compute the different characters that are available.

Microsoft Excel is known to be a spreadsheet program that can be used to create different calculations. This program is known to be very helpful for a lot of businesses.

They use it in order to record their income and all of the things that they need to pay for. They also use Excel in order to plan their budget for the weeks to come.

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H. Martin

H. Martin

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H. Martin, Content Writer, Charlotte

Answered Nov 12, 2018

In fact you can adapt Excel to your own purposes but to let it calculate cells you must keep to its known system. You have numeric type. This is for calculations to be made, such as totalling different sums entered. Bascially there are three types of data in cells: labels, values, and formulas.

Characters is not a data type although you may well be entering characters to label cells.Character is not an Excel data type.

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d.Anthonyda

d.Anthonyda

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D.Anthonyda

Answered Feb 06, 2018

The character is not a valid data type in Excel. As compared to the character, all other options including number, label, date and time are valid data types. Excel is a spreadsheet program that is designed by Microsoft office and it falls under the domain of Microsoft office which contains a whole range of professional applications such as Microsoft word, Microsoft excel, and Microsoft power point.

These applications are widely used for a variety of business and educational purposes all over the globe. This makes Microsoft excel a must learn software for all the aspiring professional workers out there, since it has become quite a requirement in many industries.

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John Smith

John Smith

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Answered Jan 09, 2017

Character
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