Protect formula in a cell but allow data entry and clear content

[Blanchetdb]

Hi,

I presently have a vlookup formula in a cell but I need to be able to write in that cell if there is no info returned from the vlookup

present vlookup formula: VLOOKUP(Sheet3!I5,Sheet13!1:3000,6,False)

that formula does not always return info (incomplete info data sheet) so I need to be able to write in the cell the required info. I also need to be able to clear the content of the cell without deleting the formula as the template sheet is reusable.

any help would be appreciated

thank you
Dan

 

[JoeMo]

You can't clear the contents of a formulaic cell w/0 deleting the formula. You could use VBA to monitor the cell whenever the formula calculates and if the calculation results in an error, as would be the case if your Vlookup formula can't find an exact match, change the cell to something you want to write to it. Of course, that would also remove the formula.