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    Blank Cells with formulas

    Does anyone know how make a formula, like =isblank, read blank cells as blank even though there is a formula inside the cell?

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    Re: Blank Cells with formulas

    Nope.
    If a cell contains a formula, it is NOT considered blank. Period.

    instead of using ISBLANK, it's generally best to use ="" or LEN()=0 to test if a cell is blank.

    =IF(A1="","it's blank","it's not blank")
    =IF(LEN(A1)=0,"it's blank","it's not blank")

    These will work when A1 is populated by a formula that returns ""

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    Re: Blank Cells with formulas

    Instead of ISBLANK use

    =A1=""
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    Re: Blank Cells with formulas

    Thanks you!

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    Re: Blank Cells with formulas

    You're Welcomes

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    Re: Blank Cells with formulas

    Another way to do this......

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