Range based functions (SUM, AVERAGE, etc) will ignore "", but if you
want it treated as zero (instead of being ignored) you will have to do
something like
=IF(cell="",0,cell)
In a range based function this becomes an array function, like
=AVERAGE(IF(range="",0,range))

Note that cell="" does not distinguish between truly empty cells and
cells that contain "". If that distinction is important, Then you would
need to add a test for ISBLANK(cell).

Jerry

mrssm5 wrote:

I have an empty cell because of "" in the formula but in a new formula
referencing that cell I want it to be read as zero? Help