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String “N/A” is being recognized as zero in conditional formatting formula
I currently have an excel spreadsheet that is using the following conditional formatting formula.
=OR($M$11<-5,$M$11<$C$7,$M$11<$H$7)
If the above statement is true, the cell turns green. The problem I am having is sometimes the cell H7 has "N/A" as a string (not the error #N/A) and treats the cell as zero. I am trying to re-write the conditional formatting formula so that if H7 is "N/A," the formula ignores the last inequality. Essentially, the formula would be stopping at the M11< C7 part.
Would anyone know how to adjust this formula to fix the problem I mentioned above? Thanks in advance!
excel formatting
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Nate WalkerNate Walker
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I currently have an excel spreadsheet that is using the following conditional formatting formula.
=OR($M$11<-5,$M$11<$C$7,$M$11<$H$7)
If the above statement is true, the cell turns green. The problem I am having is sometimes the cell H7 has "N/A" as a string (not the error #N/A) and treats the cell as zero. I am trying to re-write the conditional formatting formula so that if H7 is "N/A," the formula ignores the last inequality. Essentially, the formula would be stopping at the M11< C7 part.
Would anyone know how to adjust this formula to fix the problem I mentioned above? Thanks in advance!
excel formatting
asked Jan 1 at 7:57
Nate WalkerNate Walker
947
add a comment |
I currently have an excel spreadsheet that is using the following conditional formatting formula.
=OR($M$11<-5,$M$11<$C$7,$M$11<$H$7)
If the above statement is true, the cell turns green. The problem I am having is sometimes the cell H7 has "N/A" as a string (not the error #N/A) and treats the cell as zero. I am trying to re-write the conditional formatting formula so that if H7 is "N/A," the formula ignores the last inequality. Essentially, the formula would be stopping at the M11< C7 part.
Would anyone know how to adjust this formula to fix the problem I mentioned above? Thanks in advance!
excel formatting
asked Jan 1 at 7:57
Nate WalkerNate Walker
947
I currently have an excel spreadsheet that is using the following conditional formatting formula.
=OR($M$11<-5,$M$11<$C$7,$M$11<$H$7)
If the above statement is true, the cell turns green. The problem I am having is sometimes the cell H7 has "N/A" as a string (not the error #N/A) and treats the cell as zero. I am trying to re-write the conditional formatting formula so that if H7 is "N/A," the formula ignores the last inequality. Essentially, the formula would be stopping at the M11< C7 part.
Would anyone know how to adjust this formula to fix the problem I mentioned above? Thanks in advance!
excel formatting
excel formatting
asked Jan 1 at 7:57
Nate WalkerNate Walker
947
asked Jan 1 at 7:57
Nate WalkerNate Walker
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asked Jan 1 at 7:57
Nate WalkerNate Walker
947
asked Jan 1 at 7:57
Nate WalkerNate Walker
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asked Jan 1 at 7:57
Nate WalkerNate Walker
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You may try adding a nested AND condition, which applies the inequality only when H7 does not equal N/A:
=OR($M$11 < -5, $M$11 < $C$7, AND($H$7 <> "N/A", $M$11 < $H$7))
answered Jan 1 at 8:01
Tim BiegeleisenTim Biegeleisen
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That worked great, thank you!
– Nate Walker
Jan 1 at 17:25
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Make sure that H7 is a number.
=OR($M$11<-5, $M$11<$C$7, AND(ISNUMBER($H$7), $M$11<$H$7))
Text is always considered greater than a number.
answered Jan 1 at 8:04
user10852207user10852207
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That worked! Thank you!
– Nate Walker
Jan 1 at 17:26
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You may try adding a nested AND condition, which applies the inequality only when H7 does not equal N/A:
=OR($M$11 < -5, $M$11 < $C$7, AND($H$7 <> "N/A", $M$11 < $H$7))
answered Jan 1 at 8:01
Tim BiegeleisenTim Biegeleisen
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That worked great, thank you!
– Nate Walker
Jan 1 at 17:25
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You may try adding a nested AND condition, which applies the inequality only when H7 does not equal N/A:
=OR($M$11 < -5, $M$11 < $C$7, AND($H$7 <> "N/A", $M$11 < $H$7))
answered Jan 1 at 8:01
Tim BiegeleisenTim Biegeleisen
230k1395149
That worked great, thank you!
– Nate Walker
Jan 1 at 17:25
add a comment |
You may try adding a nested AND condition, which applies the inequality only when H7 does not equal N/A:
=OR($M$11 < -5, $M$11 < $C$7, AND($H$7 <> "N/A", $M$11 < $H$7))
answered Jan 1 at 8:01
Tim BiegeleisenTim Biegeleisen
230k1395149
You may try adding a nested AND condition, which applies the inequality only when H7 does not equal N/A:
=OR($M$11 < -5, $M$11 < $C$7, AND($H$7 <> "N/A", $M$11 < $H$7))
answered Jan 1 at 8:01
Tim BiegeleisenTim Biegeleisen
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answered Jan 1 at 8:01
Tim BiegeleisenTim Biegeleisen
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answered Jan 1 at 8:01
Tim BiegeleisenTim Biegeleisen
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answered Jan 1 at 8:01
Tim BiegeleisenTim Biegeleisen
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That worked great, thank you!
– Nate Walker
Jan 1 at 17:25
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That worked great, thank you!
– Nate Walker
Jan 1 at 17:25
That worked great, thank you!
– Nate Walker
Jan 1 at 17:25
That worked great, thank you!
– Nate Walker
Jan 1 at 17:25
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Make sure that H7 is a number.
=OR($M$11<-5, $M$11<$C$7, AND(ISNUMBER($H$7), $M$11<$H$7))
Text is always considered greater than a number.
answered Jan 1 at 8:04
user10852207user10852207
2263
That worked! Thank you!
– Nate Walker
Jan 1 at 17:26
add a comment |
Make sure that H7 is a number.
=OR($M$11<-5, $M$11<$C$7, AND(ISNUMBER($H$7), $M$11<$H$7))
Text is always considered greater than a number.
answered Jan 1 at 8:04
user10852207user10852207
2263
That worked! Thank you!
– Nate Walker
Jan 1 at 17:26
add a comment |
Make sure that H7 is a number.
=OR($M$11<-5, $M$11<$C$7, AND(ISNUMBER($H$7), $M$11<$H$7))
Text is always considered greater than a number.
answered Jan 1 at 8:04
user10852207user10852207
2263
Make sure that H7 is a number.
=OR($M$11<-5, $M$11<$C$7, AND(ISNUMBER($H$7), $M$11<$H$7))
Text is always considered greater than a number.
answered Jan 1 at 8:04
user10852207user10852207
2263
answered Jan 1 at 8:04
user10852207user10852207
2263
answered Jan 1 at 8:04
user10852207user10852207
2263
answered Jan 1 at 8:04
user10852207user10852207
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2263
That worked! Thank you!
– Nate Walker
Jan 1 at 17:26
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That worked! Thank you!
– Nate Walker
Jan 1 at 17:26
That worked! Thank you!
– Nate Walker
Jan 1 at 17:26
That worked! Thank you!
– Nate Walker
Jan 1 at 17:26
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