Article ID: 930204
Article Last Modified on 1/4/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Office Excel 2007
- Microsoft Office Excel 2003
- Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
SYMPTOMS
The specifications for the smallest and largest allowed positive and negative numbers are wrong in the Help files for Microsoft Excel.
MORE INFORMATION
To access these specifications in the Excel Help files, follow these steps:
- Press F1 to open Excel Help.
- Type specifications in the search text box, and then press ENTER.
- Click to select the Excel specifications and limits topic in the search results list.
- Click Calculation specifications and limits.
The correct specifications are as follows.
| Feature | Maximum limit |
| Smallest allowed positive number | 2.2251E-308 |
| Smallest allowed negative number | -2.2251E-308 |
| Largest number that can be typed into a cell | 9.99999999999999E+307 |
| Largest allowed positive number | 1.7976931348623158e+308 |
| Largest allowed negative number | -1.7976931348623158e+308 |
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