how do you hide the #DIV/0! in a blank spreadsheet?
 

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how do you hide the #DIV/0! in a blank spreadsheet?
 

Assuming your formula is =A1/A2 then use

=IF(A2=0,0,A1/A2)

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John Gentile, MS M(ASCP)
Phone: (401) 273-7100 ext 2046
Fax: (401) 457-3069
e-mail:
Laboratory Information Manager
VAMC Providence

how do you hide the #DIV/0! in a blank spreadsheet?
 

Couple of ways.

1 - use conditional formatting with this formula
=ISERROR(C1)
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2 - alter your formula so that it will return blank or zero if a certain
cell is empty
=IF(B1="","",A1/B1)

HTH
Jean-Guy
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