I was referencing another cell with an Excel formula and wanted the formula
to return a blank cell if the referenced cell was blank. I searched for
"blank" and "if" in Excel help and didn't find the function to do this. My
formula ended up being:
=IF($A3=$A2,IF(ISBLANK(D3)=TRUE,"",D3),"")
I found help with this at
http://www.mrexcel.com/archive/Formatting/22701.html .
Please make it easier to find this info in Excel's help menu. I'm using
Excel 2003 Standard Edition. Thanks!

The following is what is found at web address listed above:

cell 1 has nothing in it.
cell 2 references cell 1.
cell 2 displays "0"
I want cell 2 to have nothing in it as well.

=if(isblank(a2)=true,"",a2)
Posted by Eric on July 10, 2001 11:43 AM

Assuming the data you want to report is in a2.
Hope that helps : Does anyone know how to stop a cell from displaying 0 when
I set it equal to the value of another cell (using the formula: =sheet1!a1)
and there is nothing in that cell? cell 2 references cell 1. cell 2 displays
"0" I want cell 2 to have nothing in it as well. thanks

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