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=IF(F46=0,I45-C46,I45-F46)

This works. But now I want to include the following as well: Let's say F46 is text – I want the cell value to be I45 (the previous cell value) but if it's not text I want it to be I45-F46.

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in cases like these, use IS functions:

=IF(F46=0,I45-C46,IF(ISTEXT(I46),I45,I45-F46))
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You could also try this formula

=IF(F46=0,I45-C46,I45-N(F46))

N just returns the numeric value of any cell.

If the cell contains a text value it returns zero; so, if A1 = 4 then =N(A1)=4, if A1 = "x" then =N(A1)=0.

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What does N( ) do? – Tom Wijsman Jun 5 '12 at 12:46
Hello Tom - N just returns the numeric value of any cell - if the cell contains a text value it returns zero, so if A1 = 4 then =N(A1)=4, if A1 = "x" then =N(A1)=0 – barry houdini Jun 5 '12 at 13:21

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