How do I leave fields blank until a number is entered in the other field?

**RCORB** · 01-15-2014, 11:23 PM

Hi, I am new on here and looking for some help. I am absolutely clueless with excel but I did manage to figure out some basic formulas to fit my needs.

I created this formula =G2*2.9%+.3

what I am trying to do is take the number in the G column multiply it by 2.9% and add 0.30. For instance if 20.00 is in the G2 cell, the number I want the formula to produce is .88

the formula works for me but what happens is the rest of my sheet that does not have any numbers in the G column gets filled with .30

How do I prevent the formula from calculating if the G column is blank?

I hope I explained my problem clearly and really appreciate any help. I searched around on here and everything I tried failed.

Thanks for the assistance!

**TMS** · 01-15-2014, 11:30 PM

Formula:

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Regards, TMS

**RCORB** · 01-15-2014, 11:46 PM

Perfect. Thanks!

**TMS** · 01-16-2014, 03:33 AM

You're welcome.

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