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    Question Check to see if nth cell is blank

    Hi,

    I have a column of data and I want to check every 3rd cell i.e. A3, A6, A9 etc to see if they are blank and then return the number of blank cells. I do not care if A4, A5, A7, A8 is blank.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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    Re: Check to see if nth cell is blank

    Try this non Array formula

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    Re: Check to see if nth cell is blank

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    Re: Check to see if nth cell is blank

    The sum of the blank cells will be zero, so what’s the point? Or did you not state your requirements correctly?

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    Re: Check to see if nth cell is blank

    I've updated my details but have found the solution myself.

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    Re: Check to see if nth cell is blank

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    Re: Check to see if nth cell is blank

    A way is =SUMPRODUCT((A1:A12="")*(MOD(ROW(A1:A12),3)=0))

    but your solution would be interesting

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