MS Excel: T Function (WS)

This Excel tutorial explains how to use the Excel T function with syntax and examples.

Description

The Microsoft Excel T function returns the text referred to by a value.

Syntax

The syntax for the Microsoft Excel T function is:

T( value )

Parameters or Arguments

value is the to extract the text from.

Applies To

The T function can be used in the following versions of Microsoft Excel:

• Excel 2013, Excel 2011 for Mac, Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP, Excel 2000

Type of Excel Function

The T function can be used in Microsoft Excel as the following type of function:

• Worksheet function (WS)

Example (as Worksheet Function)

Let's look at some Excel T function examples and explore how to use the T function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel:

Based on the spreadsheet above, the following Excel T examples would return:

=T(A1)
Result: "Alphabet soup"

=T(A2)
Result: "techonthenet"

=T(A3)
Result: "34 hats"

=T(A4)
Result: ""

=T(A5)
Result: "techonthenet.com"

=T("56")
Result: "56"

=T(56)
Result: ""

=T(TRUE)
Result: ""