ISTEXT (Returns TRUE if the value is text)

What Does It Do?

This functions tests an entry to determine whether it is text.

If the entry is text is shows TRUE.

If the entry is any other type it shows FALSE.

Syntax

=ISTEXT(CellToTest)

Formatting

No special formatting is needed.

Example

The following table was used by a personnel department to lookup the salary of an employee.

The employee can be entered as a Name or as a Numeric value.

The =ISTEXT() function has been used to identify the type of entry made, and then the =IF() decides which VLOOKUP to perform.