How to vlookup to return blank or specific value instead of 0 or N/A in Excel?
Normally, when you apply the vlookup function to return the corresponding value, if your matching cell is blank, it will return 0, and if your matching value is not found, you will get an error #N/A value as below screenshot shown. Instead of displaying the 0 or #N/A value, how can you make it show blank cell or other specific text value?
| The matching cell is blank: 0 is displayed | The matching value is not found: N/A value is displayed |
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Vlookup to return blank or specific value instead of 0 with formulas
Vlookup to return blank or specific value instead of N/A with formulas
Vlookup to return blank or specific value instead of 0 or N/A with a powerful feature
Vlookup to return blank or specific value instead of 0 with formulas
Please enter this formula into a blank cell you need:
And then press Enter key, you will get a blank cell instead of the 0, see screenshot:
Notes:
1. In the above formula, D2 is the criterion which you want to return its relative value, A2:B10 is the data range you use, the number 2 indicates which column that the matched value is returned.
2. If you want to return a specific text instead of the 0 value, you can apply this formula: =IF(LEN(VLOOKUP(D2,A2:B10,2,0))=0,"Specific text",VLOOKUP(D2,A2:B10,2,0)).
Vlookup to return blank or specific value instead of 0 or N/A error value in Excel
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Vlookup to return blank or specific value instead of N/A with formulas
To replace the #N/A error with blank cell or other custom value if your searched value is not found, you can use the below formula:
And then, press Enter key to get the result you need, see screenshot:
Notes:
1. In this formula, D2 is the criterion which you want to return its relative value, A2:B10 s the data range you use, the number 2 indicates which column that the matched value is returned.
2. If you want to return a specific text instead of the #N/A value, you can apply this formula: =IFERROR(VLOOKUP(D2,A2:B10,2,FALSE),"Specific text").
Vlookup to return blank or specific value instead of 0 or N/A with a powerful feature
If you have Kutools for Excel, with its Replace 0 or #N/A with Blank or a Specific Value feature, you can solve this task quickly and easily.
Tips:To apply this Replace 0 or #N/A with Blank or a Specific Value feature, firstly, you should download the Kutools for Excel, and then apply the feature quickly and easily.
After installing Kutools for Excel, please do as this:
1. Click Kutools > Super Lookup > Replace 0 or #N/A with Blank or a Specific Value, see screenshot:
2. In the Replace 0 or #N/A with Blank or a Specific Value dialog box:
- (1.) Specify the lookup value and output range as you need;
- (2.) Choose the returned result as you need, you can select Replace 0 or #N/A value with empty option or Replace 0 or #N/A value with a specified option;
- (3.) Select the data range and the corresponding key and returned column.
3. Then, click OK button, the certain value you are specified in step 2 has been displayed instead of the 0 or # N/A error value, see screenshot:
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