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nutcracker,

what this formula says is "If cell c43 is blank (or appears blank), then
this cell should appear blank, else return +sum...)

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Thanks.

So in the example used if(c43="","", +sum ...

what does "","" mean - double blank?


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nutcracker,

what this formula says is "If cell c43 is blank (or appears blank), then
this cell should appear blank, else return +sum...)

HTH,

Conan



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No, IF Cell C43 is Blank, Then make this cell Blank. The first comma is
the "then", the second comma is the else part of the If statement.

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Thanks.

So in the example used if(c43="","", +sum ...

what does "","" mean - double blank?


"Conan Kelly" wrote:


nutcracker,

what this formula says is "If cell c43 is blank (or appears blank), then
this cell should appear blank, else return +sum...)

HTH,

Conan



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nutcracker,

It is just like I said.

The IF() function has 3 arguments: the logical test, the result if true, and the result if false (in that order.......separated by commas).

=IF(Logical Test, Result if True, Result if False)

So, using your example:
Logical Test = [c43=""]
Result if True = [""]
Result if False = [+sum...]

=if(c43="","", +sum...)

the commas just separate the 3 different arguments.

so your equation is saying "If cell c43 is blank (or appears blank), then this cell should appear blank, else this cell should display the results of +sum..."


HTH,

Conan







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Thanks.

So in the example used if(c43="","", +sum ...

what does "","" mean - double blank?


"Conan Kelly" wrote:

nutcracker,

what this formula says is "If cell c43 is blank (or appears blank), then
this cell should appear blank, else return +sum...)

HTH,

Conan



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