if i type the number 3 in cell b1, how can I get that value copied into cell
c3?
and then when i type in cell b2, to have that value copied into cell c3
which will overwrite the previous number copied?

Thanks,

Try this in C3



=IF(AND(ISBLANK(B1),ISBLANK(B2)),"",IF(ISNUMBER(B2 ),B2,B1))

This will leave C3 blank if both B1 and B2 are empty. If either B1 or
B2 is not empty and if B2 is a number then it will return B2 if not it
will return B1.

HTH

Steve


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How should I code the syntax for more than two cells, say 7 cells B1 through
B7?

Thanks,

"SteveG" wrote:


Try this in C3



=IF(AND(ISBLANK(B1),ISBLANK(B2)),"",IF(ISNUMBER(B2 ),B2,B1))

This will leave C3 blank if both B1 and B2 are empty. If either B1 or
B2 is not empty and if B2 is a number then it will return B2 if not it
will return B1.

HTH

Steve


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