have you considered using "If(iserror" so you can leave the cell with a
blank value instead of having an error show up?
I do this all the time so columns of totals, averages and standard
deviations do not come up error filled when not all the cells are used
within a range...
example:
IF(ISERROR(A1/B1),"",A1/B1)
Paul
"Ken" wrote in message
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Excel 2000 ... I run into this often & usually come up
with work-arounds, but I have decided to ask the wizards
of this board ... What should I do?
I am always having a problem with formulas when I base
them on an empty cell & then I subsequently enter a
formula to the empty cell.
Everything works fine (sample, not actual, below)
Cell A1 = Empty Cell
Cell B1 = Empty Cell
Cell C1 = Formula & Conditional Formatting (based on
Cell B1 being empty)
Now I put a formula in Cell B1 depentent on A1.
Cell B1 formula ... =if(isblank(a1),"",x)
Issue ... the formula in B1 is now causing Conditional
format formula to fail because Cell B1 is no longer a
BLANK cell.
What adjustments should I make to my Cond Formatting
Formulas so they will recognize a Cell containing a
formula (or formula producing a "space" value) the same
way it recognized the cell when it was empty???
Thanks ... Kha
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