I have 2 spreadsheets - "A" and "B".
"A" is the master spreadsheet and all cells are locked.
Information displayed on "A" is enterd via "B"
"A" has 5 columns with formulas in and 10 data columns that display
information entered from "B".
1 of the 5 formula columns in "A" has a "COUNT" formula that counts the 10
data columns when a value is recorded from when the user enteres data from
"B".
The 10 data columns on "A" have had:
"=spreadsheetA!A1", "=spreadsheetB!B1", "=spreadsheetC!C1",etc
and also
"=if(spreadsheetA!A1, spreadsheetA!A1, 0) etc, to record what is being
entered on "B".
The problem is,
The "COUNT" formula on "A" is registering a value even though no data is
being entered on "B". It seems to think that whatever functions or formulas
are used in the 10 data cells on "A" to record the information from "B" is a
value in itself and is displaying "10". I'm trying to get it only to register
an answer if something is entered, and if nothing is entered to discount it
in the "COUNT".

I hope this makes a bit of sense, and i will be extremely grateful if
anybody can shed a bit of light on this matter

Thanks