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i have spreadsheet using various vlookups from other sheets. Need to special
paste values of vlookups in new sheet. If vlookup picks up a blank cell then the pasted value on new sheet is showing ' instead of a blank cell. I need to have a blank cell and not a label symbol. How do I and on what sheet do I change format and which format should I be using? sheet 1 is vlookup formulas, sheet 2 and 3 is information sheet 1 is looking up. I need the new sheet to save as txt file for importing to other program. -- suesea |
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Never heard of that, if vlookup picks up a blank cell a zero is returned or
if it can't find a match #N/A is returned. Post your formula that returns an apostrophe -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom "Suesea" wrote in message ... i have spreadsheet using various vlookups from other sheets. Need to special paste values of vlookups in new sheet. If vlookup picks up a blank cell then the pasted value on new sheet is showing ' instead of a blank cell. I need to have a blank cell and not a label symbol. How do I and on what sheet do I change format and which format should I be using? sheet 1 is vlookup formulas, sheet 2 and 3 is information sheet 1 is looking up. I need the new sheet to save as txt file for importing to other program. -- suesea |
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Not if I have an "if" statement as well. The vlookup is not the problem.
The problem comes when trying to special paste values into another sheet. I need a blank cell and not an ' showing in the new sheet. -- suesea "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: Never heard of that, if vlookup picks up a blank cell a zero is returned or if it can't find a match #N/A is returned. Post your formula that returns an apostrophe -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom "Suesea" wrote in message ... i have spreadsheet using various vlookups from other sheets. Need to special paste values of vlookups in new sheet. If vlookup picks up a blank cell then the pasted value on new sheet is showing ' instead of a blank cell. I need to have a blank cell and not a label symbol. How do I and on what sheet do I change format and which format should I be using? sheet 1 is vlookup formulas, sheet 2 and 3 is information sheet 1 is looking up. I need the new sheet to save as txt file for importing to other program. -- suesea |
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Post the formula you are using that returns an apostrophe when copied and
pasted as value -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom "Suesea" wrote in message ... Not if I have an "if" statement as well. The vlookup is not the problem. The problem comes when trying to special paste values into another sheet. I need a blank cell and not an ' showing in the new sheet. -- suesea "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: Never heard of that, if vlookup picks up a blank cell a zero is returned or if it can't find a match #N/A is returned. Post your formula that returns an apostrophe -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom "Suesea" wrote in message ... i have spreadsheet using various vlookups from other sheets. Need to special paste values of vlookups in new sheet. If vlookup picks up a blank cell then the pasted value on new sheet is showing ' instead of a blank cell. I need to have a blank cell and not a label symbol. How do I and on what sheet do I change format and which format should I be using? sheet 1 is vlookup formulas, sheet 2 and 3 is information sheet 1 is looking up. I need the new sheet to save as txt file for importing to other program. -- suesea |
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It finds the match. The match just has no information in it cell it is
looking at is blank- which in some cases is correct. That part is working correctly. Problem is when pasting results into new worksheet. -- suesea "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: Never heard of that, if vlookup picks up a blank cell a zero is returned or if it can't find a match #N/A is returned. Post your formula that returns an apostrophe -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom "Suesea" wrote in message ... i have spreadsheet using various vlookups from other sheets. Need to special paste values of vlookups in new sheet. If vlookup picks up a blank cell then the pasted value on new sheet is showing ' instead of a blank cell. I need to have a blank cell and not a label symbol. How do I and on what sheet do I change format and which format should I be using? sheet 1 is vlookup formulas, sheet 2 and 3 is information sheet 1 is looking up. I need the new sheet to save as txt file for importing to other program. -- suesea |
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You can only see that apostrophe if you have a setting toggled on.
In xl2003, it's under: tools|Options|transition tab|Transition Navigation keys But if you turn this setting off, the cell still won't be empty--but the apostrophe will be invisible. If I'm converting to values, I'll do this: Select the range to fix Edit|Replace what: (leave blank) with: $$$$$ replace all Immediately followed by: Edit|Replace what: $$$$$ with: (leave blank) replace all ======== If I'm building the formula from scratch, then instead of using: =if(isna(vlookup(...)),"",vlookup(...)) I'll just use: =vlookup(...) And then I'd convert to values and replace #N/A with nothing. It makes the formula simpler and I have fewer Edit|Replaces to do. Suesea wrote: i have spreadsheet using various vlookups from other sheets. Need to special paste values of vlookups in new sheet. If vlookup picks up a blank cell then the pasted value on new sheet is showing ' instead of a blank cell. I need to have a blank cell and not a label symbol. How do I and on what sheet do I change format and which format should I be using? sheet 1 is vlookup formulas, sheet 2 and 3 is information sheet 1 is looking up. I need the new sheet to save as txt file for importing to other program. -- suesea -- Dave Peterson |
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I've come across it many times before, Suesea, when you have a formula
like: =IF(ISNA(vlookup(...)),"",vlookup(...)) and so you have a formula-blank in the cell if there is no match from the vlookup. When you fix these values you end up with ' in the cell (as it wasn't completely blank). I don't know how to get rid of it easily. Pete On Nov 6, 6:02 pm, Suesea wrote: It finds the match. The match just has no information in it cell it is looking at is blank- which in some cases is correct. That part is working correctly. Problem is when pasting results into new worksheet. -- suesea "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: Never heard of that, if vlookup picks up a blank cell a zero is returned or if it can't find a match #N/A is returned. Post your formula that returns an apostrophe -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom "Suesea" wrote in message ... i have spreadsheet using various vlookups from other sheets. Need to special paste values of vlookups in new sheet. If vlookup picks up a blank cell then the pasted value on new sheet is showing ' instead of a blank cell. I need to have a blank cell and not a label symbol. How do I and on what sheet do I change format and which format should I be using? sheet 1 is vlookup formulas, sheet 2 and 3 is information sheet 1 is looking up. I need the new sheet to save as txt file for importing to other program. -- suesea- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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ps. I do the edit|replaces after converting to values.
Dave Peterson wrote: You can only see that apostrophe if you have a setting toggled on. In xl2003, it's under: tools|Options|transition tab|Transition Navigation keys But if you turn this setting off, the cell still won't be empty--but the apostrophe will be invisible. If I'm converting to values, I'll do this: Select the range to fix Edit|Replace what: (leave blank) with: $$$$$ replace all Immediately followed by: Edit|Replace what: $$$$$ with: (leave blank) replace all ======== If I'm building the formula from scratch, then instead of using: =if(isna(vlookup(...)),"",vlookup(...)) I'll just use: =vlookup(...) And then I'd convert to values and replace #N/A with nothing. It makes the formula simpler and I have fewer Edit|Replaces to do. Suesea wrote: i have spreadsheet using various vlookups from other sheets. Need to special paste values of vlookups in new sheet. If vlookup picks up a blank cell then the pasted value on new sheet is showing ' instead of a blank cell. I need to have a blank cell and not a label symbol. How do I and on what sheet do I change format and which format should I be using? sheet 1 is vlookup formulas, sheet 2 and 3 is information sheet 1 is looking up. I need the new sheet to save as txt file for importing to other program. -- suesea -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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Thanks Dave: It was the toggle!
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