=IF(B12="","",B12)


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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom



"musicman" wrote in message
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Working in Excel 2007, I have a cell designated for text. If text is
entered, I would like it to show up in another cell also. If there is no
text entered, I'd like the other cell to be blank. Using a formula like
"=b12" results in a zero in the second cell if the first is empty.