Hi

sorry if this has been posted before, i didnt know what to search for.

I am sorting out my company invoice, in the sub total column i have for
example "=E24*F24" and so on, then at the bottom I have another sum
adding those up to give me the overall total.

My problem is in the subtotal column, every cell where I have that
divide sum, a dash is shown as default until the sum is used then I get
the amount of the divide.

can I get rid of the dashes? I dont want a column of dashes (-) in the
subtotal, I want them all blank.

Thanks very much in advance for any help
RS

I assume that your cells are formatted as Accounting and the dashes indicate
a zero. If so try:

=IF(SUM(your range)=0,"",Sum(your range))

--
HTH

Sandy
In Perth, the ancient capital of Scotland
and the crowning place of kings


Replace @mailinator.com with @tiscali.co.uk


"Remo Shiva" wrote in message
.uk...
Hi

sorry if this has been posted before, i didnt know what to search for.

I am sorting out my company invoice, in the sub total column i have for
example "=E24*F24" and so on, then at the bottom I have another sum adding
those up to give me the overall total.

My problem is in the subtotal column, every cell where I have that divide
sum, a dash is shown as default until the sum is used then I get the
amount of the divide.

can I get rid of the dashes? I dont want a column of dashes (-) in the
subtotal, I want them all blank.

Thanks very much in advance for any help
RS

Sandy Mann wrote:
I assume that your cells are formatted as Accounting and the dashes indicate
a zero. If so try:

=IF(SUM(your range)=0,"",Sum(your range))



thanks so much, works perfectly

Actually I just had a thought, if it is possible that zero could be a
legitimate answer, (ie positive & negative values in the range), then

=IF(COUNT(your range)=0,"",Sum(your range))

Would be a better option.

--
Regards,

Sandy
In Perth, the ancient capital of Scotland
and the crowning place of kings


Replace @mailinator.com with @tiscali.co.uk


"Remo Shiva" wrote in message
. uk...
Sandy Mann wrote:
I assume that your cells are formatted as Accounting and the dashes
indicate a zero. If so try:

=IF(SUM(your range)=0,"",Sum(your range))



thanks so much, works perfectly

Sandy Mann wrote:
Actually I just had a thought, if it is possible that zero could be a
legitimate answer, (ie positive & negative values in the range), then

=IF(COUNT(your range)=0,"",Sum(your range))

Would be a better option.


cheers for that, but no, zero would never be a possible answer, so first
is great

thanks again :)

or switch from accounting to currency

"Sandy Mann" wrote in message
...
I assume that your cells are formatted as Accounting and the dashes
indicate a zero. If so try:

=IF(SUM(your range)=0,"",Sum(your range))

--
HTH

Sandy
In Perth, the ancient capital of Scotland
and the crowning place of kings


Replace @mailinator.com with @tiscali.co.uk


"Remo Shiva" wrote in message
.uk...
Hi

sorry if this has been posted before, i didnt know what to search for.

I am sorting out my company invoice, in the sub total column i have for
example "=E24*F24" and so on, then at the bottom I have another sum
adding those up to give me the overall total.

My problem is in the subtotal column, every cell where I have that divide
sum, a dash is shown as default until the sum is used then I get the
amount of the divide.

can I get rid of the dashes? I dont want a column of dashes (-) in the
subtotal, I want them all blank.

Thanks very much in advance for any help
RS