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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? |
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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? -- Dave Peterson |
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