A word
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Entry |
| 2 | Ana |
Formula: C2: =ISTEXT(A2)
Result: TRUE
Letters are text, so the test is TRUE.
Google Sheets function
ISTEXT in Google Sheets
ISTEXT with worked examples you can test in the live grid. The argument details are in the Excel guide.
In Google Sheets
The arguments and common errors are covered in the ISTEXT Excel guide; check the function help in Google Sheets for its own argument list.
Worked examples in Google Sheets
A number
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Entry |
| 2 | 42 |
Formula: C2: =ISTEXT(A2)
Result: FALSE
A real number is not text, so the answer is FALSE.
Count text entries
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Entry |
| 2 | Ana |
| 3 | 42 |
| 4 | |
| 5 | Cara |
Formula: C2: =SUMPRODUCT(--ISTEXT(A2:A5))
Result: 2
Ana and Cara are text; the number and the empty cell are not.
Try it
A tiny spreadsheet with example data. Edit the formula or any number and see the result.
Formula in F2: =ISTEXT(A2)
| A | B | C | D | E | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student | Score | Extra credit | Attempts | Result | |
| 2 | Ann | 92 | Yes | 2 | TRUE | |
| 3 | Bob | 74 | No | 0 | ||
| 4 | Cy | 58 | Yes | 3 | ||
| 5 | Dee | 81 | No | 1 | ||
| 6 | Eli | 66 | 2 |
Result in F2: TRUE
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