| Home |
| Search |
| Today's Posts |
|
|
|
#1
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
|
|||
|
|||
blank cells are treated as zeros how do I stop that
When performing calculations blank cells are assumed to be zero values how do
I stop that i.e. blank cells should not be used in the calculation at all? |
|
#2
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
|
|||
|
|||
|
blank cells are treated as zeros how do I stop that
post an example
-- Gary''s Student - gsnu200718 |
|
#3
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
|
|||
|
|||
|
blank cells are treated as zeros how do I stop that
E.g Row 1 contains results for samples taken in the morning Row 2 results for
samples taken in the afternoon. I want Row 3 to be the average of the 2 samples so set up for a3 = (a1/a2) and copy the formula across the row, however some samples are missing therefore say e.g. column z has no afternoon sample (z2 is blank) and the morning sample gives a value of 1 (z1=1), z3 = 0.5 when is should be 1. "Gary''s Student" wrote: post an example -- Gary''s Student - gsnu200718 |
|
#4
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
|
|||
|
|||
|
blank cells are treated as zeros how do I stop that
instead of
=(A1+A2)/2 use: =AVERAGE(A1:A2) AVERAGE will ignore blanks -- Gary''s Student - gsnu200718 "Jez" wrote: E.g Row 1 contains results for samples taken in the morning Row 2 results for samples taken in the afternoon. I want Row 3 to be the average of the 2 samples so set up for a3 = (a1/a2) and copy the formula across the row, however some samples are missing therefore say e.g. column z has no afternoon sample (z2 is blank) and the morning sample gives a value of 1 (z1=1), z3 = 0.5 when is should be 1. "Gary''s Student" wrote: post an example -- Gary''s Student - gsnu200718 |
|
#5
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
|
|||
|
|||
|
blank cells are treated as zeros how do I stop that
Great, Thanks
"Gary''s Student" wrote: instead of =(A1+A2)/2 use: =AVERAGE(A1:A2) AVERAGE will ignore blanks -- Gary''s Student - gsnu200718 "Jez" wrote: E.g Row 1 contains results for samples taken in the morning Row 2 results for samples taken in the afternoon. I want Row 3 to be the average of the 2 samples so set up for a3 = (a1/a2) and copy the formula across the row, however some samples are missing therefore say e.g. column z has no afternoon sample (z2 is blank) and the morning sample gives a value of 1 (z1=1), z3 = 0.5 when is should be 1. "Gary''s Student" wrote: post an example -- Gary''s Student - gsnu200718 |
| Reply |
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Forum | |||
| How can I use €ścountif€ť to count BOTH zeros AND blank cells as zer | Excel Worksheet Functions | |||
| sum of blank cells returns zeros | Excel Worksheet Functions | |||
| References to Blank Cells turn into Zeros | Excel Worksheet Functions | |||
| I want blank cells, but they're all zeros now that I have formatted them | Excel Discussion (Misc queries) | |||
| how eliminate zeros in blank cells using paste link | Excel Worksheet Functions | |||
Hybrid Mode
