"zero" converts to blank!

[shahyar]

Hi,
I some Excel spreadsheet, when I put zero as input data, it changes to blank(nothing!), although in calculation, the spreadsheet uses zero, but I like to see zero in that cell.What do I need to do to resolve the problem?
Even in some spreadsheets, when they come up with zero, the show blank .

Thanks

 

[electricpete]

Tools / Options / View - put a check next to "zero values"

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[shahyar]

thanks electricpete!
your answer was small, but it resolved my big problem.
thanks again.

 

[Configurator]

You also may wish to check out conditional formatting.

Lee

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[SacreBleu]

The free download Excel add-in utility, "ASAP Utilities", is very useful for this and other things.

 

[xchnauzer]

Configurator,
Could you suggest the code that would perform this task - represent zeros as blanks and vice-versa.

 

[xchnauzer]

Just discovered what code will give the required number format.
Shahyar, you could right-click on the cells you want to format, click format cells, on the number tab, select custom, select a number format close enough and ensure that you specify the style you want (or nothing) after the second semi-colon. this is where the format for zeros is specified.

Cheers.