Formula if not Text
 

I know this request may be "pie in the sky" thinking, but I thought I would
present it to the incredible mind trust on this forum.

I have a range of cells that calculate values based upon a formula.
Sometimes I want to override the formula and manually enter data. However,
if I ever want to go back I have to copy or insert the formula back in. Is
there any way for a cell to automatically detect when there is a null entry
in an individual cell and in that case place a pre-defined formula in the
cell instead?

Formula if not Text
 

I like to use multiple cells for this kind of thing.

Say your formulas are in column D (in protected cells on a locked worksheet).
then I'd use a manual override in column E.
In column F, I'd decide which cell to use:

=if(e2="",d2,e2)

And I use E2 for all subsequent calculations.



Arun wrote:

I know this request may be "pie in the sky" thinking, but I thought I would
present it to the incredible mind trust on this forum.

I have a range of cells that calculate values based upon a formula.
Sometimes I want to override the formula and manually enter data. However,
if I ever want to go back I have to copy or insert the formula back in. Is
there any way for a cell to automatically detect when there is a null entry
in an individual cell and in that case place a pre-defined formula in the
cell instead?

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Dave Peterson