Replace #N/A or zero in VLOOKUP with blank or specified text in Excel
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Have you encountered a problem that it returns the #N/A error value or zero when you applying VLOOKUP function in Excel? Here, the Replace 0 or #N/A with Blank or a Specified Value utility of Kutools for Excel can help you to replace the zero or #N/A error with empty or a specified value by creating a formula in Excel.
Replace the zero or #N/A error value with empty
Replace the zero or #N/A error value with specified value
How to apply the Replace 0 or #N/A with Blank or a Specified Value utility
Applying this utility by clicking Kutools > Super LOOKUP > Replace 0 or #N/A with Blank or Specified Value. See screenshot:
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Replace the zero or #N/A error value with empty
To replace the zero or #N/A error values returned by VLOOKUP function with blank, you can do as below steps:
1. Click Kutools > Super LOOKUP > Replace 0 or #N/A with Blank or Specified Value.
2. In the pop-out dialog, please specify the settings as below:
1) In the Lookup values and Output range section, specify the lookup value cells and the output range separately;
2) Check Replace 0 or #N/A error value with empty option;
3) In the Data range section, select the data range including headers or excluding as you need, and in the Key column drop-down list, choose the column that the lookup values are in, then in the Return column drop-down list, choose the column that you want to return the matched value from.
3. Click OK or Apply, then all matched values are returned, if there are no matched values, it returns blank.
Replace the zero or #N/A error with specified value
If you want to replace the zero or #N/A error values returned by VLOOKUP function with a specified value, please do as these:
1. Click Kutools > Super LOOKUP > Replace 0 or #N/A with Blank or Specified Value.
2. In the pop-out dialog, please specify the settings as below:
1) In the Lookup values and Output range section, specify the lookup value cells and the output range separately;
2) Check Replace 0 or #N/A error value with a specified value option, then type the text you want to replace the zero or #N/A error value with in the below textbox;
3) In the Data range section, select the data range including headers or excluding as you need, and in the Key column drop-down list, choose the column that the lookup value in, then in the Return column drop-down list, choose the column that you want to return the matched value.
3. Click OK or Apply, then all matched values are returned, if there are no matched values, it returns the specified text.
Tip:
If you use this utility at the first time, you can click Example button in the Replace 0 or #N/A with Blank or Specified Value dialog to display a sample sheet for understanding how to use this utility.
Demo: Replace 0 or #N/A with Blank or Specified Value
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