I'm currently working on a spreadsheet that is becoming more complicated in
formula needs than I can manage on my own. I was wondering if someone would
be kind enough to assist me with a solution on how to incorporate IF and THEN
statements.

Current Problem: I have this: #DIV/0! showing up in some of my cells
currently because there are no numbers to calculate. The results are
basically zero. However, I would like it to show that IF the formula results
in ZERO, THEN place a 0 instead of the #DIV/0! text in the cell. The
current formula in the cell is:

=SUM(L16/'2008'!G16

My Question: How do I use an IF and THEN statement with the above formula
to place a zero number in the cell if there are no numbers to calculate?

Thank you so much in advance for being a help to me.
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Always Learning

Hi,

Try this and note there's no need for SUM

=IF('2008'!G16<0,L16/'2008'!G16,0)

Mike

"Athena" wrote:

I'm currently working on a spreadsheet that is becoming more complicated in
formula needs than I can manage on my own. I was wondering if someone would
be kind enough to assist me with a solution on how to incorporate IF and THEN
statements.

Current Problem: I have this: #DIV/0! showing up in some of my cells
currently because there are no numbers to calculate. The results are
basically zero. However, I would like it to show that IF the formula results
in ZERO, THEN place a 0 instead of the #DIV/0! text in the cell. The
current formula in the cell is:

=SUM(L16/'2008'!G16

My Question: How do I use an IF and THEN statement with the above formula
to place a zero number in the cell if there are no numbers to calculate?

Thank you so much in advance for being a help to me.
--
Always Learning

IF functions create routes for TRUE/FALSE outcomes. In your case, since
'2008'!G16 is the possible trouble maker, we'll check it first to determine
our outcome:

=IF('2008'!G16=0,0,L16/'2008'!G16)

Note that there is no need for the SUM function, as you are not actually
summing an array of numbers, but rather performing a single math operation.
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Best Regards,

Luke M
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"Athena" wrote:

I'm currently working on a spreadsheet that is becoming more complicated in
formula needs than I can manage on my own. I was wondering if someone would
be kind enough to assist me with a solution on how to incorporate IF and THEN
statements.

Current Problem: I have this: #DIV/0! showing up in some of my cells
currently because there are no numbers to calculate. The results are
basically zero. However, I would like it to show that IF the formula results
in ZERO, THEN place a 0 instead of the #DIV/0! text in the cell. The
current formula in the cell is:

=SUM(L16/'2008'!G16

My Question: How do I use an IF and THEN statement with the above formula
to place a zero number in the cell if there are no numbers to calculate?

Thank you so much in advance for being a help to me.
--
Always Learning

If you are just dividing two numbers, you don't need to use SUM. Your IF
formula should check the number by which you are dividing. If it's zero,
return zero; otherwise, go ahead and do the division.

=IF('2008'!G16=0,0,L16/'2008'!G16)

Hope this helps,

Hutch

"Athena" wrote:

I'm currently working on a spreadsheet that is becoming more complicated in
formula needs than I can manage on my own. I was wondering if someone would
be kind enough to assist me with a solution on how to incorporate IF and THEN
statements.

Current Problem: I have this: #DIV/0! showing up in some of my cells
currently because there are no numbers to calculate. The results are
basically zero. However, I would like it to show that IF the formula results
in ZERO, THEN place a 0 instead of the #DIV/0! text in the cell. The
current formula in the cell is:

=SUM(L16/'2008'!G16

My Question: How do I use an IF and THEN statement with the above formula
to place a zero number in the cell if there are no numbers to calculate?

Thank you so much in advance for being a help to me.
--
Always Learning

Try it like this:

=IF('2008'!G16=0,0,L16/'2008'!G16)


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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Athena" wrote in message
...
I'm currently working on a spreadsheet that is becoming more complicated
in
formula needs than I can manage on my own. I was wondering if someone
would
be kind enough to assist me with a solution on how to incorporate IF and
THEN
statements.

Current Problem: I have this: #DIV/0! showing up in some of my cells
currently because there are no numbers to calculate. The results are
basically zero. However, I would like it to show that IF the formula
results
in ZERO, THEN place a 0 instead of the #DIV/0! text in the cell. The
current formula in the cell is:

=SUM(L16/'2008'!G16

My Question: How do I use an IF and THEN statement with the above formula
to place a zero number in the cell if there are no numbers to calculate?

Thank you so much in advance for being a help to me.
--
Always Learning

Let's start with =SUM(L16/'2008'!G16)
There is no need to use SUM when you are doing a simple math operation like
divide
This is what you need
=L16/'2008'!G16
We use SUM as in =SUM(A1:A100) to sum all the vlaues in a range

Now let's get that zero
=IF('2008'!G16=0, 0, L16/'2008'!G16)
or
=IF(ISERR(L16/'2008'!G16),0,L16/'2008'!G16)

But is zero really what you need? Maybe a cell that looks empty would be
better
=IF('2008'!G16=0, "" L16/'2008'!G16)
That is a pair of double-quotes with nothing between

best wishes
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Bernard V Liengme
Microsoft Excel MVP
http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme
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"Athena" wrote in message
...
I'm currently working on a spreadsheet that is becoming more complicated
in
formula needs than I can manage on my own. I was wondering if someone
would
be kind enough to assist me with a solution on how to incorporate IF and
THEN
statements.

Current Problem: I have this: #DIV/0! showing up in some of my cells
currently because there are no numbers to calculate. The results are
basically zero. However, I would like it to show that IF the formula
results
in ZERO, THEN place a 0 instead of the #DIV/0! text in the cell. The
current formula in the cell is:

=SUM(L16/'2008'!G16

My Question: How do I use an IF and THEN statement with the above formula
to place a zero number in the cell if there are no numbers to calculate?

Thank you so much in advance for being a help to me.
--
Always Learning