Eric W

Suppressing zeros

Eric W

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Eric W submitted a new Excel article:

Suppressing zeros - How to display a blank cell instead of a zero as a result of a formula

A frequent question on the forums is "how do I not display a zero?" There are several methods to do so, each with their own pluses and minuses. I will explain the various methods here as a guide, and the interested user can choose the one most suited to their situation.

Consider this worksheet...

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Excel Facts

How to find 2nd largest value in a column?
MAX finds the largest value. =LARGE(A:A,2) will find the second largest. =SMALL(A:A,3) will find the third smallest
A similar option using "If" function

Book1
DE
22Namecode
23Buforddef
24Candace 
25Isabella0
26Perry123
Sheet2
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
E23:E26E23=VLOOKUP(D23,IF($A$2:$B$10="","",$A$2:$B$10),2,0)
 

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