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Formatting Errors with IFERROR

I have a love/hate relationship with error messages. Sure, they help make sure my formulas are defined properly, but sometimes errors aren’t actually a bad thing (like #DIV/0 when the denominator might legitimately be zero).

In this tip, I’ll demonstrate how to wrap Excel formulas in an IFERROR statement to help customize those errors and design polished user-facing reports.

COMMON USE CASES:

  • Cleaning up a user-facing report or dashboard where occasional errors are expected
  • Writing formulas that produce different outputs based on whether or not a condition yields an error

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