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Mary Lou - 08 May 2008 21:44 GMT

I made a template with my formulas and I have some lines that I need to put
zero's in so I won't get #VALUE! where my formula is. For example: J16*K17
is the formula for L17. I have to put zeros in my J & K columns if I'm not
using them or my L17 shows #VALUE! The first 5 or so lines do it but then
the rest are fine. The other L cells just have zeros until I put in the
figures that I want in the J & K. If I'm doing a quote and don't use all the
lines, I get these errors on the unused ones.
Hope I'm not being too confusing! Help!!!

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Dave - 08 May 2008 22:48 GMT

Hi,
Instead of J16*K17, try:
IF(ISERR(J16*K17),"",J16*K17)
This will still give the right answer when data is present, but will leave
the cell blank when not.
Regards - Dave

> I made a template with my formulas and I have some lines that I need to put
> zero's in so I won't get #VALUE! where my formula is. For example: J16*K17
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> lines, I get these errors on the unused ones.
> Hope I'm not being too confusing! Help!!!

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Gord Dibben - 09 May 2008 19:18 GMT

=J16*K17 should not show an error in L17 if either or both is empty.

L17 should just display a zero since blank cell * blank cell = 0

Is there something else you're not telling us?

If you don't want L17 to display a zero enter this formula

=IF(AND(J16="",K17=""),"",J16*K17)

But please post back with clarification about contents of J16 and K17 that would
produce the #VALUE!

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

>I made a template with my formulas and I have some lines that I need to put
>zero's in so I won't get #VALUE! where my formula is. For example: J16*K17
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
>lines, I get these errors on the unused ones.
>Hope I'm not being too confusing! Help!!!

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Mary Lou - 23 May 2008 17:30 GMT

Hi, I got so confused with the project that I just gave up.. temporarily.
Would it be possible for me to send you my worksheet and have you look at my
formulas??

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> =J16*K17 should not show an error in L17 if either or both is empty.
>
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> >lines, I get these errors on the unused ones.
> >Hope I'm not being too confusing! Help!!!

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Shane Devenshire - 23 May 2008 23:32 GMT

Hi Mary Lou,

I suspect that the cells in column J or K contain spacebars and are not
really empty. Just select the cells an press Del.

Cheers,
Shane Devenshire
Microsoft Excel MVP

> Hi, I got so confused with the project that I just gave up.. temporarily.
> Would it be possible for me to send you my worksheet and have you look at
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>> >lines, I get these errors on the unused ones.
>> >Hope I'm not being too confusing! Help!!!

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Gord Dibben - 24 May 2008 00:51 GMT

Email the workbook to me.

Change the AT and the DOT to appropriate punctuation.

Gord

>Hi, I got so confused with the project that I just gave up.. temporarily.
>Would it be possible for me to send you my worksheet and have you look at my
>formulas??

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