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RagDyeR RagDyeR is offline
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Default Create a simple average that does NOT include blanks cells

Average does *not* include blank cells in it's calculation.

Even zero length strings (nulls [ "" ]) are bypassed.

Are you sure those cells are blank?

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"Access Joe" wrote in message
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Hi all,

How can I create a simple average calculation that does not include a cell
that's blank.

For example, I do a simple average all cells A2:A10. BUT, if one of those
is blank, it treats is a 'zero' and skews the average calculation. I
don't
want it to include the blank cells as part of the formula. Only when a
number is entered into one of the cells should it be included in the
Average
function.

Can this be done? Thanks so much!