If you have a formula like:
=A1+A2
and either A1 or A2 is empty, the formula treats them like zero.

if, however, A1 contains something like:
=""
then =A1+A2 will display #VALUE!

This is because Excel now treats A1like a string. To fix this use:
=N(A1)+A2

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Gary''s Student - gsnu200859


"Wortman" wrote:

I think there is a toggle to make 2003 calculate blank cells as zero, but
can't find it.