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how do I get the if function to return a blank cell, not 0?
I am trying to create a chart from a series that contains data for each
month. The series is calculated on other worksheets and copied to the worksheet containing the chart. I would like to have the cells for the months that have not been updated yet (now is January, there are 0' in all cells for Feb-Dec) to be blank (to create gaps in the chart) not 0's. Can this be done? |
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how do I get the if function to return a blank cell, not 0?
Unfortunately, what you want, and what many of us have requested but doesn't
exist, is a worksheet function like BLANK() or NULL(). The best we can do is use NA() in a chart's data source, which isn't interpreted as a zero by marker-type charts (XY, Line, and I think the line & marker style radar plots). So... =IF(condition,value,NA()) You get an ugly #N/A error in the sheet, but it can be hidden with conditional formatting. See Debra's explanation: http://contextures.com/xlCondFormat03.html#Errors - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "JoeCars" wrote in message ... I am trying to create a chart from a series that contains data for each month. The series is calculated on other worksheets and copied to the worksheet containing the chart. I would like to have the cells for the months that have not been updated yet (now is January, there are 0' in all cells for Feb-Dec) to be blank (to create gaps in the chart) not 0's. Can this be done? |
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how do I get the if function to return a blank cell, not 0?
What you need for the chart is not 0 or a blank but N/A
Let say you have =IF(A210,A2,"") Replace this by =IF(A20,A2,NA()) You will see #N/A in cells when the A value is <10. The chart engine will ignore these values Don't like the appearance of you table? Use Conditional Format to hide the #N/A best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme remove caps from email "JoeCars" wrote in message ... I am trying to create a chart from a series that contains data for each month. The series is calculated on other worksheets and copied to the worksheet containing the chart. I would like to have the cells for the months that have not been updated yet (now is January, there are 0' in all cells for Feb-Dec) to be blank (to create gaps in the chart) not 0's. Can this be done? |
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