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nastech

if not empty, not a formula?
 
conditional format works if not ="" or AC5<"" but if a formula
returning a null is present, then that does not work. what do you enter if
there is a formula present :) thanks.

Bob Phillips

if not empty, not a formula?
 
=LEN(AC5)=0

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Bob

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"nastech" wrote in message
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conditional format works if not ="" or AC5<"" but if a formula
returning a null is present, then that does not work. what do you enter
if
there is a formula present :) thanks.




bj

if not empty, not a formula?
 
try counta(a1)=1
counta() counts functions resulting in "".
countblank

"nastech" wrote:

conditional format works if not ="" or AC5<"" but if a formula
returning a null is present, then that does not work. what do you enter if
there is a formula present :) thanks.



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