How to use the ISBLANK function
The ISBLANK function returns TRUE if the argument is an empty cell, returns FALSE if not.
Excel Function Syntax
ISBLANK(value)
Arguments
| value | Required. The cell you want to check if empty. |
Comments
The ISBLANK function returns FALSE if a formula returns nothing, see picture above in cell B4 and B7.
To check if a formula returns nothing use the following formula:
This returns TRUE if a formula returns nothing "".
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