Hide errors with IFERROR and IFNA
Replace expected errors such as #DIV/0! with a clear value using IFERROR, and use IFNA for lookups so real mistakes still show.
In this lesson
- Read the error first.
=IFERROR(formula, value if error)replaces any error.- Replace with
""(empty) or a short text, not 0, when no answer exists.
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Delete repeated rows from a merged list, and choose which columns decide what counts as a duplicate.
Confident · 9 min · Free, with no sign-up
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