Formula Error Troubleshooting Hub

Quickly diagnose and fix formula errors in Excel and Google Sheets with step-by-step debugging guides.

Circular Reference

How to Find and Fix Circular References in Excel & Google Sheets

Locate circular dependency loops, resolve calculation freezes, and enable iterative calculations when intentional in spreadsheets.

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#NAME?

How to Fix the #NAME? Error in Excel & Google Sheets (Formula Typos)

Fix misspelled function names, unquoted text strings, missing named ranges, and formula syntax typos causing the #NAME? error.

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#NUM!

How to Fix the #NUM! Error in Excel & Google Sheets (Calculation Range)

Fix calculation overflow, negative square roots, IRR convergence failures, and DATEDIF invalid start/end dates causing #NUM! errors.

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#N/A

How to Fix the #N/A Error in Excel & Google Sheets (VLOOKUP & XLOOKUP)

Diagnose and resolve the #N/A 'Value Not Available' error in VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, MATCH, and INDEX formulas.

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#DIV/0!

How to Fix the #DIV/0! Error in Excel & Google Sheets (Division by Zero)

Trap and suppress #DIV/0! division by zero errors in financial ratios, percentage calculations, and averages using IF and IFERROR.

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#REF!

How to Fix the #REF! Error in Excel & Google Sheets (Invalid Cell Reference)

Recover from deleted rows/columns, broken VLOOKUP column index references, and circular cut-and-paste actions causing #REF! errors.

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#SPILL!

How to Fix the #SPILL! Error in Excel (Dynamic Array Spill Range Blocked)

Resolve the #SPILL! error in Excel dynamic arrays (UNIQUE, FILTER, SORT, SEQUENCE, XLOOKUP) by clearing blocking cells and merged ranges.

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#VALUE!

How to Fix the #VALUE! Error in Excel & Google Sheets

Fix data type mismatches, mathematical operations on text strings, and syntax errors causing the #VALUE! error in spreadsheets.

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