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=LARGE and cells equaling 0
Column "F"
57.83 0 60485 57.83 0 0 When I try =LARGE(F1:F6,1) the formula returns 0 ? Why is that, more importantly how can I fix it ? |
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=LARGE and cells equaling 0
Column "F"
57.83 0 60485 57.83 0 0 When I try =LARGE(F1:F6,1) the formula returns 0 ? Why is that, more importantly how can I fix it ? It works for me using your data (as long as all those values are numbers, not text). Are you non-zero values formatted as text by any chance? Rick |
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=LARGE and cells equaling 0
Hmmm...
If all the values where formatted as TEXT then the formula would return an error. So, it appears that for whatever reason all the non-zero entries are being ignored. They maybe text with leading/trailing spaces that can't be seen. Test the cell holding 60485 to see if it is in fact a numeric number: =ISNUMBER(F3) The result should be TRUE. If the result is not TRUE then you need to look at either the formatting or look for unseen characters. -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "M.A.Tyler" <Great Lakes State wrote in message ... Column "F" 57.83 0 60485 57.83 0 0 When I try =LARGE(F1:F6,1) the formula returns 0 ? Why is that, more importantly how can I fix it ? |
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You 0's are numbers, and your numbers are text.
If all your data were text, you'd get the #NUM! error. Right click on a new, unused, empty cell, and choose "Copy". Select all your numbers. Right click in the selection, and choose "Paste Special", Click on "Add", then <OK. And that should make your numbers true, XL recognized numbers, and your formula should work as expected. -- HTH, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "M.A.Tyler" <Great Lakes State wrote in message ... Column "F" 57.83 0 60485 57.83 0 0 When I try =LARGE(F1:F6,1) the formula returns 0 ? Why is that, more importantly how can I fix it ? |
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=LARGE and cells equaling 0
Tryed that, Now I've got the #NUM! error?
"Ragdyer" wrote: You 0's are numbers, and your numbers are text. If all your data were text, you'd get the #NUM! error. Right click on a new, unused, empty cell, and choose "Copy". Select all your numbers. Right click in the selection, and choose "Paste Special", Click on "Add", then <OK. And that should make your numbers true, XL recognized numbers, and your formula should work as expected. -- HTH, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "M.A.Tyler" <Great Lakes State wrote in message ... Column "F" 57.83 0 60485 57.83 0 0 When I try =LARGE(F1:F6,1) the formula returns 0 ? Why is that, more importantly how can I fix it ? |
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Never mind I got it, I had created a circular reference in the previous step.
Thanks to all for the help! "M.A.Tyler" wrote: Tryed that, Now I've got the #NUM! error? "Ragdyer" wrote: You 0's are numbers, and your numbers are text. If all your data were text, you'd get the #NUM! error. Right click on a new, unused, empty cell, and choose "Copy". Select all your numbers. Right click in the selection, and choose "Paste Special", Click on "Add", then <OK. And that should make your numbers true, XL recognized numbers, and your formula should work as expected. -- HTH, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "M.A.Tyler" <Great Lakes State wrote in message ... Column "F" 57.83 0 60485 57.83 0 0 When I try =LARGE(F1:F6,1) the formula returns 0 ? Why is that, more importantly how can I fix it ? |
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You're welcome, and appreciate the feed-back.
-- Regards, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "M.A.Tyler" <Great Lakes State wrote in message ... Never mind I got it, I had created a circular reference in the previous step. Thanks to all for the help! "M.A.Tyler" wrote: Tryed that, Now I've got the #NUM! error? "Ragdyer" wrote: You 0's are numbers, and your numbers are text. If all your data were text, you'd get the #NUM! error. Right click on a new, unused, empty cell, and choose "Copy". Select all your numbers. Right click in the selection, and choose "Paste Special", Click on "Add", then <OK. And that should make your numbers true, XL recognized numbers, and your formula should work as expected. -- HTH, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "M.A.Tyler" <Great Lakes State wrote in message ... Column "F" 57.83 0 60485 57.83 0 0 When I try =LARGE(F1:F6,1) the formula returns 0 ? Why is that, more importantly how can I fix it ? |
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