Not format but formula
If you replace =PL!A27
with =IF(ISBLANK(PL!A27),"",PL!A27)
then when there is nothing in PL!A27 the cell with the formula will display
nothing - that is ne meaning of "" .... a pair of double quotes with nothing
between them

Please note you do not need the parentheses in =(PL!A27)
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"texansgal" wrote in message
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I have a cell on one sheet in a workbook as =(PL!A27) which is the sheet
and
the cell being referenced. I want cell AF1, sheet BOL to automatically
fill
in when something is typed into the Cell A27 on the sheet named PL.
However
when there is nothing in cell A27, sheet PL, cell AF1, sheet BOL has a
Zero
until something is entered into that cell... so what format can I use for
all
of the cells being linked to another. Some cells will have all letters,
some
will have all numbers and some will be mixed...


A question off this topic... does anyone know how to pull up all of my old
questions on here? I looked in my profile and didn't see anything. I could
be
overlooking it.


"texansgal" wrote:

When I enter a formula to link a cell to another cell, the cell that is
copied from the other cell has a ZERO when the linked cell is blank.

What is the format I should use for this to not happen when there are
letters as well as numbers?

Thank you,
Vanessa