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I have 4 empty cells, and a formula in 4 other cells that show data from those cells. The formulas look like this -

=IF(B5 > C5, B5, C5)
=IF(B5 > C5, C5, B5)

==IF(B7 > C7, B7, C7)
=IF(B7 > C7, C7, B7)

The original 4 cells are all blank, and the type is all set to automatic. But the ones in row 5 show as 0s, and the ones in row 7 show blank. I want them to be blank until I put values in the original cells.

How can I change it so the values in row 5 return blank instead of 0s?

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  • Welcome. Suggest you clear formatting (Format> Clear Formatting) on cells B5, C5, B7 and C7, and then see what the results look like. My own tests return all blanks.
    – Tedinoz
    Commented Jan 17, 2021 at 0:35
  • You may want to fix == into =.
    – LWC
    Commented Jan 25, 2021 at 22:42

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I believe you want the following:

=if(or(isblank(B5), isblank(C5)), "", IF(B5 > C5, B5, C5))
=if(or(isblank(B5), isblank(C5)), "", IF(B5 > C5, C5, B5))

=if(or(isblank(B7), isblank(C7)), "", IF(B7 > C7, B7, C7))
=if(or(isblank(B7), isblank(C7)), "", IF(B7 > C7, C7, B7))
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