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#Information

INFO

Excel Functions

Get information about current environment

Syntax

EXCEL
=INFO(type_text)

Arguments

Parameter Description
type_text The information type to return as text.

Return Value

The information requested

Details

The INFO function can retrieve information about the current environment, including the operating system, the operating system version, Excel version, and so on. INFO takes one argument, type_text, which is a text value indicating the type of information to be returned. To use the INFO function, supply the type of information you want as text. For example, to retrieve the operating system, use "system": To request Excel release information, use "release": There are seven types of information you can request, summarized in the table below: Note: INFO is a volatile function and will update each time a change is made to the worksheet. This can cause performance problems in larger or more complicated workbooks.

Examples

Examples

To use the INFO function, supply the type of information you want as text. For example, to retrieve the operating system, use "system":

EXCEL
=INFO("system") // returns "pcdos" or "mac"
Examples

To request Excel release information, use "release":

EXCEL
=INFO("release") // returns string like "16.0"

See Also

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