ARABIC Function

The ARABIC function is one of the math and trigonometry functions. The function is used to convert a Roman numeral to an Arabic numeral.

The ARABIC function syntax is:

ARABIC(x)

where

x is a text representation of a Roman numeral: a string enclosed in quotation marks or a reference to a cell containing text.

Note: if an empty string ("") is used as an argument, the function returns the value 0.

To apply the ARABIC function,

1. select the cell where you wish to display the result,
2. click the Insert function
   icon situated at the top toolbar,
   or right-click within a selected cell and select the Insert Function option from the menu,
   or click the
   icon situated at the formula bar,
3. select the Math and trigonometry function group from the list,
4. click the ARABIC function,
5. enter the required argument,
6. press the Enter button.

The result will be displayed in the selected cell.