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Default eliminating #value when computing average

An example:
if dividing cells A1/B1 in C1 and either A1 or B1 is blank i get a #value
display in C1..
What is a good way to eliminate this? - or better yet to indicate A1 is
blank, or B1 is blank?


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=IF(ISERROR(A1/B1),"".A1/B1)

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An example:
if dividing cells A1/B1 in C1 and either A1 or B1 is blank i get a #value
display in C1..
What is a good way to eliminate this? - or better yet to indicate A1 is
blank, or B1 is blank?




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=IF(ISERROR(A1/B1),"".A1/B1)

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Bob Phillips
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An example:
if dividing cells A1/B1 in C1 and either A1 or B1 is blank i get a

#value
display in C1..
What is a good way to eliminate this? - or better yet to indicate A1 is
blank, or B1 is blank?






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