Try using an IF formula.

=IF(A1:A1000="", =VLOOKUP(VALUE(M4),$U$13:$V$16,2,FALSE), _)

"BAKERSMAN" wrote:

I have a vlookup in a number of cells that is activated once another cell has
a value entered into it. The vlookup works just fine. #VALUE! diplays in the
cell until the data entry is entered. Is there a way to make the cell blank
until the data is entered? Here is my current formula

=VLOOKUP(VALUE(M4),$U$13:$V$16,2,FALSE)