#N/A Excel 2003
I am using VLOOKUP in a spreadsheet.
I would like not to see the #N/A in the cells I have the VLOOKUP command set up in. I searched for a solution but was only able to find a solution that has you change the color of the font so it gets mixed in with the background of the cell. That does not work for me because when a user types in a value (say SCHOOL#1), the field which has the vlookup statements is not visible! My question basically is, is there a way to hide the #N/A value until there is REAL data in that cell? Thank you. |
#N/A Excel 2003
Put an IF function around your vlookup. Instead of =vlookup(...), use
=if(isna(vlookup(...)),"",vlookup(...)). In words, if the vlookup returns #N/A, return a blank instead; otherwise return the results of the vlookup. "Scott" wrote: I am using VLOOKUP in a spreadsheet. I would like not to see the #N/A in the cells I have the VLOOKUP command set up in. I searched for a solution but was only able to find a solution that has you change the color of the font so it gets mixed in with the background of the cell. That does not work for me because when a user types in a value (say SCHOOL#1), the field which has the vlookup statements is not visible! My question basically is, is there a way to hide the #N/A value until there is REAL data in that cell? Thank you. |
#N/A Excel 2003
=IF(ISNA(VLOOKUP(A1,C1:C100,2,FALSE)),"",VLOOKUP(A 1,C1:C100,2,FALSE))
Regards, Alan. "Scott" wrote in message ... I am using VLOOKUP in a spreadsheet. I would like not to see the #N/A in the cells I have the VLOOKUP command set up in. I searched for a solution but was only able to find a solution that has you change the color of the font so it gets mixed in with the background of the cell. That does not work for me because when a user types in a value (say SCHOOL#1), the field which has the vlookup statements is not visible! My question basically is, is there a way to hide the #N/A value until there is REAL data in that cell? Thank you. |
#N/A Excel 2003
Thank you very much!!
"Alan" wrote: =IF(ISNA(VLOOKUP(A1,C1:C100,2,FALSE)),"",VLOOKUP(A 1,C1:C100,2,FALSE)) Regards, Alan. "Scott" wrote in message ... I am using VLOOKUP in a spreadsheet. I would like not to see the #N/A in the cells I have the VLOOKUP command set up in. I searched for a solution but was only able to find a solution that has you change the color of the font so it gets mixed in with the background of the cell. That does not work for me because when a user types in a value (say SCHOOL#1), the field which has the vlookup statements is not visible! My question basically is, is there a way to hide the #N/A value until there is REAL data in that cell? Thank you. |
#N/A Excel 2003
That can also be:
=IF(ISNA(VLOOKUP(A1,C1:C100,2,FALSE)),"Any Error Message You Want",VLOOKUP(A1,C1:C100,2,FALSE)) As I'm sure you've realised, Regards, Alan. "Scott" wrote in message ... Thank you very much!! "Alan" wrote: =IF(ISNA(VLOOKUP(A1,C1:C100,2,FALSE)),"",VLOOKUP(A 1,C1:C100,2,FALSE)) Regards, Alan. "Scott" wrote in message ... I am using VLOOKUP in a spreadsheet. I would like not to see the #N/A in the cells I have the VLOOKUP command set up in. I searched for a solution but was only able to find a solution that has you change the color of the font so it gets mixed in with the background of the cell. That does not work for me because when a user types in a value (say SCHOOL#1), the field which has the vlookup statements is not visible! My question basically is, is there a way to hide the #N/A value until there is REAL data in that cell? Thank you. |
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