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How to get Blank into a cell as a result of a formula
I want to have a cell hold nothing (blank) based on a formula.
I can do it with an empty string, but then that is registered as a row holding data, thus messing up pivot table results and scrolling. Ex: =IF(ISBLANK(C35),"",FALSE). I I do this: =IF(ISBLANK(C35),,FALSE) it changes the value to zero. If I do this: =IF(ISBLANK(C35),BLANK,"Filled") it gives me the #NAME? error. Does anyone know how to deal with this? |
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How to get Blank into a cell as a result of a formula
Excel doesn't support this kind of "blankness".
jkb_junk wrote: I want to have a cell hold nothing (blank) based on a formula. I can do it with an empty string, but then that is registered as a row holding data, thus messing up pivot table results and scrolling. Ex: =IF(ISBLANK(C35),"",FALSE). I I do this: =IF(ISBLANK(C35),,FALSE) it changes the value to zero. If I do this: =IF(ISBLANK(C35),BLANK,"Filled") it gives me the #NAME? error. Does anyone know how to deal with this? -- Dave Peterson |
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How to get Blank into a cell as a result of a formula
A cell with a formula cannot return a null value.
Your "" empty string makes it look blank but that's all. Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 19:21:01 -0800, jkb_junk wrote: I want to have a cell hold nothing (blank) based on a formula. I can do it with an empty string, but then that is registered as a row holding data, thus messing up pivot table results and scrolling. Ex: =IF(ISBLANK(C35),"",FALSE). I I do this: =IF(ISBLANK(C35),,FALSE) it changes the value to zero. If I do this: =IF(ISBLANK(C35),BLANK,"Filled") it gives me the #NAME? error. Does anyone know how to deal with this? |
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