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Trying to write an IF statement to return one value if the cell is empty and
another if not. For example, if the cell is empty, return the value above,
if not empty, return the value itself.
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To reference an empty cell in a formula, you can use the ISBLANK function. Here's how you can write the IF statement to return one value if the cell is empty and another if not:
  1. Start by typing the equal sign (=) to begin the formula.
  2. Type the IF function, followed by an opening parenthesis.
  3. In the first argument of the IF function, use the ISBLANK function to check if the cell is empty. For example, if you want to check if cell A1 is empty, you can use the formula
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    =IF(ISBLANK(A1), "Value above", "Value itself")
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  4. If the cell is empty, the formula will return "Value above". If the cell is not empty, the formula will return "Value itself".
  5. Close the parentheses and press Enter to complete the formula.

Note that you can replace "Value above" and "Value itself" with any values or formulas that you want to return based on whether the cell is empty or not.
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=if(ISBLANK(A2),A1,A2)

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Trying to write an IF statement to return one value if the cell is empty and
another if not. For example, if the cell is empty, return the value above,
if not empty, return the value itself.

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=IF(C2="",C1,C2)

if I understand you correctly.
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and
another if not. For example, if the cell is empty, return the value
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if not empty, return the value itself.



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It depends, would the cell be the next cell above?

=IF(A5="",A4,A5)


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Trying to write an IF statement to return one value if the cell is empty
and
another if not. For example, if the cell is empty, return the value
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if not empty, return the value itself.





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That's it!! Thanks a million.

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=if(ISBLANK(A2),A1,A2)

"srosebed" wrote:

Trying to write an IF statement to return one value if the cell is empty and
another if not. For example, if the cell is empty, return the value above,
if not empty, return the value itself.

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Thanks!

"Peo Sjoblom" wrote:

It depends, would the cell be the next cell above?

=IF(A5="",A4,A5)


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Trying to write an IF statement to return one value if the cell is empty
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another if not. For example, if the cell is empty, return the value
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if not empty, return the value itself.




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Thanks! for another approach.

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=IF(C2="",C1,C2)

if I understand you correctly.
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if not empty, return the value itself.




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if not empty, return the value itself.

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"srosebed" wrote:

That's it!! Thanks a million.

"Toppers" wrote:

=if(ISBLANK(A2),A1,A2)

"srosebed" wrote:

Trying to write an IF statement to return one value if the cell is empty and
another if not. For example, if the cell is empty, return the value above,
if not empty, return the value itself.



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"Vasant Nanavati" wrote:

=IF(C2="",C1,C2)

if I understand you correctly.
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another if not. For example, if the cell is empty, return the value
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if not empty, return the value itself.




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