Excel SUM Gives ❌ Wrong Total | Numbers Stored as Text 😱 | TechLoons

📘 DAY 1 – Excel SUM Gives Wrong Total | Numbers Stored as Text | TechLoons #excel

Are you getting the wrong total in Excel even though your formula is correct? In this video, I explain a very common Excel mistake where SUM() ignores values because numbers are stored as text.

👉 Example:
Rent: 15000
Grocery: 3,500 ❌
Internet: 1200

Because of the comma, Excel treats “3,500” as text, silently skips it, and gives you a wrong total without any warning.

🔍 What You’ll Learn in This Video
Why Excel ignores some numbers in SUM()
How commas convert numbers into text
How to quickly identify text vs number values
Simple and practical fixes to avoid this mistake

✅ How to Fix This Issue
Use Find & Replace to remove commas
Convert text to numbers using VALUE()
Fix data using Text to Columns
Clean data properly using Power Query

💡 Pro Tip
Always check alignment:
Right-aligned = Number
Left-aligned = Text

This single mistake can cause huge reporting and MIS errors in real projects.

📌 Perfect For
Excel beginners
MIS & Reporting professionals
Data Analysts & Business Analysts
Anyone working with financial data

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