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* Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 3.0, 4.0
* Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 3.0, 4.0


Page 292 of the "Function Reference," version 4.0, contains the following information about the NPV() function:
Page 292 of the "Function Reference," version 4.0, contains the following information about the NPV() function:


<pre>  Arguments that are numbers, empty cells, logical values, or text
<pre>  Arguments that are numbers, empty cells, logical values, or text
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This information is incorrect. Only arguments that are numbers are counted. Empty cells, logical values, text representations of numbers, error values, and text that cannot be translated into numbers are ignored.
This information is incorrect. Only arguments that are numbers are counted. Empty cells, logical values, text representations of numbers, error values, and text that cannot be translated into numbers are ignored.


This same documentation error occurs on page 162 of the &quot;Function Reference,&quot; version 3.0.
This same documentation error occurs on page 162 of the "Function Reference," version 3.0.


== REFERENCES ==
== REFERENCES ==


&quot;Function Reference,&quot; version 4.0, page 292 &quot;Function Reference,&quot; version 3.0, page 162
"Function Reference," version 4.0, page 292 "Function Reference," version 3.0, page 162


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Latest revision as of 08:27, 20 July 2020

Microsoft Knowledge Base

Excel: NPV() Function Only Counts Arguments That Are Numbers

Last reviewed: September 12, 1996
Article ID: Q103634

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 3.0, 4.0, 4.0a, 5.0
  • Microsoft Excel for OS/2, version 3.0
  • Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 3.0, 4.0

Page 292 of the "Function Reference," version 4.0, contains the following information about the NPV() function:

   Arguments that are numbers, empty cells, logical values, or text
   representations of numbers are counted; arguments that are error
   values or text that cannot be translated into numbers are ignored.

This information is incorrect. Only arguments that are numbers are counted. Empty cells, logical values, text representations of numbers, error values, and text that cannot be translated into numbers are ignored.

This same documentation error occurs on page 162 of the "Function Reference," version 3.0.

REFERENCES

"Function Reference," version 4.0, page 292 "Function Reference," version 3.0, page 162


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Additional reference words: 3.00 4.00 4.00a noupd



THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.

Last reviewed: September 12, 1996
©1997 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Legal Notices.