in thecellwhere the formula is located.

The green triangle indicates that the cell contents violate one of Excel’s error checking rules.

When you select a cell containing a green triangle, a yellow diamond-shaped button appears next to the triangle.

Error drop-down dialog

The yellow diamond is Excel’s error options buttonand it contains options for correcting the perceived error.

#NULL!

Errors Incorrectly Separated Cell References

#NULL!

Screenshot of Excel showing a NULL error

error values occur when the two or morecell referencesare separated incorrectly or unintentionally by a space in a formula.

errors occur if:

The solutions to these problems is to separate cell references correctly.

Here are a few tips:

#REF!

Screenshot of Excel with REF error

Errors Invalid Cell References

An invalid cell reference error pops up if a formula contains incorrect cell references.

This happens most often when:

When you encounter a #REF!

error, try these solutions:

#DIV/O!

Screenshot of Excel showing DIV error

Errors Divide by Zero

Divide by 0 errors triggers when a formula attempts to divide by zero.

This can be caused when:

When you encounter a #DIV/O!

It is brought on by the length of data entered into a formatted cell.

Screenshot of Excel showing hashtags in a cell

The row of ##### occurs in a variety of instances.

For example:

Here’s how to fix a ##### error: