your first point of reference is: excel help..
look at the TYPE of the argument you want to 'manipulate'
for instance COUNTIF must have a range in it's first argument..
EXCEL HELP on VALUE(text)
Text is the text enclosed in quotation marks or a reference to a cell
containing the text you want to convert.
NOTE: they use CELL.. which means.. not a RANGE of cells
your second point of reference is: experiment..
(select part of the formula on the formula bar and press f9 to have it
evaluate ... then see if formula produces an array of a single value)
in newer version you could use Evaluate Formula wizard..
(on formula auditingg toolbar)
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