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I am trying to add 2 cells together. Sometimes 1 of the 2 cell sthat I am
trying to add together is blank. When one of the cells is blank it is not
returning an answer for me, any way around this?

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Sounds like there may be, say, " " in the cell. So, if (cell1="
",cell2,if(cell2="",cell1,cell1+cell2))

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I am trying to add 2 cells together. Sometimes 1 of the 2 cell sthat I am
trying to add together is blank. When one of the cells is blank it is not
returning an answer for me, any way around this?

thanks,

JAse

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Use SUM, it will ignore text
Eg in C1: =SUM(A1:B1)
[instead of in C1: =A1+B1]
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"Jase" wrote:
I am trying to add 2 cells together. Sometimes 1 of the 2 cell sthat I am
trying to add together is blank. When one of the cells is blank it is not
returning an answer for me, any way around this?

thanks,

JAse

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That works, thanks,

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Use SUM, it will ignore text
Eg in C1: =SUM(A1:B1)
[instead of in C1: =A1+B1]
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"Jase" wrote:
I am trying to add 2 cells together. Sometimes 1 of the 2 cell sthat I am
trying to add together is blank. When one of the cells is blank it is not
returning an answer for me, any way around this?

thanks,

JAse

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Default suming blank cells

Actually, what if my columns are not right next to each other?

thanks,

Jase

"Max" wrote:

Use SUM, it will ignore text
Eg in C1: =SUM(A1:B1)
[instead of in C1: =A1+B1]
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http://savefile.com/projects/236895
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"Jase" wrote:
I am trying to add 2 cells together. Sometimes 1 of the 2 cell sthat I am
trying to add together is blank. When one of the cells is blank it is not
returning an answer for me, any way around this?

thanks,

JAse



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=SUM(A2,C2)

"Jase" wrote:

Actually, what if my columns are not right next to each other?

thanks,

Jase

"Max" wrote:

Use SUM, it will ignore text
Eg in C1: =SUM(A1:B1)
[instead of in C1: =A1+B1]
--
Max
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"Jase" wrote:
I am trying to add 2 cells together. Sometimes 1 of the 2 cell sthat I am
trying to add together is blank. When one of the cells is blank it is not
returning an answer for me, any way around this?

thanks,

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Actually, what if my columns are not right next to each other?
Then like this, in say, E1: =SUM(A1,C1)

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