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    make formula not calculate if cell value is 0

    I'm using this formula in column X (=V2-1.5%*V2-0.25)
    My problem is is if any of the cells in column V are 0 it gives me a -.25 for a result.
    How can I make the formula ignore the cells with 0 & return a total of 0 for the result?
    Last edited by markcoronado; 08-26-2009 at 02:13 PM.

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    Re: make formula not calculate if cell value is 0

    Try

    =Max(0,V2-1.5%*V2-0.25)
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    Re: make formula not calculate if cell value is 0

    Quote Originally Posted by NBVC View Post
    Try

    =Max(0,V2-1.5%*V2-0.25)
    Thanks, that worked.
    I'm not sure I understand why but it worked.
    I'll have to do some research.

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    Re: make formula not calculate if cell value is 0

    Well MAX() returns the maximum of all it's arguments (or results of its arguments)...

    so if you have the formula I gave above.. and your part returned a negative number, then 0 would be the Max of the 2... but if your part returned a positive number, then that number being greater than (or even equal to 0) would be returned...

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    Re: make formula not calculate if cell value is 0

    OK I got it now.

    In Excel, the Max function returns the largest value from the numbers provided.

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