I have entered 1 to 15 in E1 to E15
in G1 I typed a formula
=IF(E1<3,"",E1)

copied G1 down upto G15

G1 and G2 are blank . ok

when I type in an empty cell in column G or any other column
=COUNTBLANK(G1:G15)

I get an answer 6

mine is excel 2002 and windows XP.

where did I do the mistake ???????