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    Display N/A in empty cells

    Hello,

    I wish to display N/A in specific empty cells.
    My problem - some of my cells have validation lists and some are connected to formulas.
    Can I define it in cell custom format ?
    How can I do it ?

    Thank you for your help

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    Re: Display N/A in empty cells

    Can you use an IF statement for the formulas and add N/A as an option for your validation cells? How do you need the N/A to get into those cells? Manual input?
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    Re: Display N/A in empty cells

    Hello,

    Thank you for your answer.
    I need to fill blank input cells with N/A before printing a sheet
    in order to avoid blank cells. I thought that there is an option to
    use custom formatting in order to display N/A in empty cell without
    modifying its value (like marking zero cells with the char -).

    I thought to duplicate my sheet and in for every blank cell in the original sheet
    place N/A in the second sheet.

    Is there any way to solve it by using custom formatting ?

    Thank you for your help

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    Re: Display N/A in empty cells

    Custom number formatting is in the form <POSITIVE>;<NEGATIVE>;<ZERO>;<TEXT>. If the only option you are willing to investigate is custom formatting, I do not believe you can account for an empty cell.

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    Re: Display N/A in empty cells

    Hello,

    Thank you for your help.
    I will try your suggestion: using if statements and update validation lists.

    Thank you for your support

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