how do I get a formula to not show the amount but still be there
 

I need to have a formula entered but I do not want the zero to show

monkee, here is one way,

=IF(A1="","",A1)
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"monkee" wrote in message
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I need to have a formula entered but I do not want the zero to show

Other ways

1..set worksheet to not show zero values by selecting from menu
Tools, options, view tab, deselect zero values.



2. set a conditional format to turn font colour to same colour as
background where the cell value is between certain values (eg between
-0.5 and 0.5)

ruthki


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