Is there a way to fill a column down which contains a calculation without
having the result appear until the actual data is inputted?

For a simple example: Column C is a running total of A and B, with Cs
formula filled down to Row 5. I dont want to have the running total appear
in Column C for rows that havent any data entered. As shown below, I dont
want the last three 6s appearing. The formula, beginning at C2 is:
C2 =SUM(A2:B2)+C1
C3 =SUM(A3:B3)+C2
etc.

Thank you for your assistance.

A B C
1 2 3
1 2 6
6
6
6

Change your formula slightly to hide the sum:

=if(count(a2:b2)=0,"",sum(a2:b2)+c1)



Glenn wrote:

Is there a way to fill a column down which contains a calculation without
having the result appear until the actual data is inputted?

For a simple example: Column C is a running total of A and B, with Cs
formula filled down to Row 5. I dont want to have the running total appear
in Column C for rows that havent any data entered. As shown below, I dont
want the last three 6s appearing. The formula, beginning at C2 is:
C2 =SUM(A2:B2)+C1
C3 =SUM(A3:B3)+C2
etc.

Thank you for your assistance.

A B C
1 2 3
1 2 6
6
6
6

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Dave Peterson

Wow! That's great Dave. Thanks. Couldn't have done it without you.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Change your formula slightly to hide the sum:

=if(count(a2:b2)=0,"",sum(a2:b2)+c1)



Glenn wrote:

Is there a way to fill a column down which contains a calculation without
having the result appear until the actual data is inputted?

For a simple example: Column C is a running total of A and B, with C€„¢s
formula filled down to Row 5. I don€„¢t want to have the running total appear
in Column C for rows that haven€„¢t any data entered. As shown below, I don€„¢t
want the last three 6€„¢s appearing. The formula, beginning at C2 is:
C2 =SUM(A2:B2)+C1
C3 =SUM(A3:B3)+C2
etc.

Thank you for your assistance.

A B C
1 2 3
1 2 6
6
6
6

--

Dave Peterson

if a & b are empty on a row but you contiue with data in the
next row, your running balance or whatever you have will
start over.
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"Glenn" wrote in message ...
Wow! That's great Dave. Thanks. Couldn't have done it without you.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Change your formula slightly to hide the sum:

=if(count(a2:b2)=0,"",sum(a2:b2)+c1)