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ASC function

Tue Jul 16, 2019 9:58 am

ASC function



This article describes the formula syntax and usage of the ASC function in Microsoft Excel.



Description For Double-byte character set (DBCS) languages, the function changes full-width (double-byte) characters to half-width (single-byte) characters.



Syntax ASC(text) The ASC function syntax has the following arguments:
  • Text Required. The text or a reference to a cell that contains the text you want to change. If text does not contain any full-width letters, text is not changed.
Example =ASC("EXCEL") equals "EXCEL" , =ASC("????????????") equals "????????????",



=ASC("????????????") equals "TEXT" : changed from full-width to half-width.