Why is my number stored as text in Excel? Excel doesn’t convert numbers written in text into digits if you import data from another source because of the default setting.

Microsoft Excel depends on data that’s stored correctly. If you receive text values that should be real numbers, use one of these methods to get you back to the real work.

Microsoft Excel app on iOS gets new Insert Data from Picture tool. Users can snap photos of data presented in columns and rows and convert it into an editable Excel spreadsheet.