{"id":545689,"date":"2023-01-30T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-check-if-a-cell-is-blank-with-isblank-in-excel\/"},"modified":"2023-01-30T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T17:00:00","slug":"how-to-check-if-a-cell-is-blank-with-isblank-in-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-check-if-a-cell-is-blank-with-isblank-in-excel\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Check If a Cell Is Blank With ISBLANK in Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2599287939b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2599287939b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-check-if-a-cell-is-blank-with-isblank-in-excel\/#%E2%80%9CHow_to_Check_If_a_Cell_Is_Blank_With_ISBLANK_in_Excel%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How to Check If a Cell Is Blank With ISBLANK in Excel&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-check-if-a-cell-is-blank-with-isblank-in-excel\/#What_Is_the_ISBLANK_Function_in_Excel\" >What Is the ISBLANK Function in Excel?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-check-if-a-cell-is-blank-with-isblank-in-excel\/#Check_If_a_Cell_Is_Blank_With_Excels_ISBLANK_Function\" >Check If a Cell Is Blank With Excel\u2019s ISBLANK Function<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-check-if-a-cell-is-blank-with-isblank-in-excel\/#Perform_an_Action_When_a_Cell_Is_Blank_or_Non-Blank\" >Perform an Action When a Cell Is Blank or Non-Blank<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_to_Check_If_a_Cell_Is_Blank_With_ISBLANK_in_Excel%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How to Check If a Cell Is Blank With ISBLANK in Excel&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-731027\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MS-excel-logo-675.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Microsoft Excel logo.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You can use Excel&#8217;s ISBLANK function with a cell reference as the argument, for example &#8220;=ISBLANK(A1)&#8221;, to check if that cell is blank or non-blank. Combine it with other functions to perform actions depending on the result.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft Excel\u2019s <code>ISBLANK<\/code> function enables you to check whether a cell is blank or not. You can use this function in conjunction with the <code>IF<\/code> function to determine what h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ens to your cells when they\u2019re blank or non-blank. Here\u2019s how to do it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Count Blank or Empty Cells in Microsoft Excel<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_the_ISBLANK_Function_in_Excel\"><\/span>What Is the ISBLANK Function in Excel?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Excel\u2019s <code>ISBLANK<\/code> function lets you check if the specified cell is blank or not. If the cell is blank, the function retrieves a <code>TRUE<\/code> value. If the cell is not blank, you get a <code>FALSE<\/code> value. You can use these values with other Excel functions, like <code>IF<\/code> , to perform actions on or in response to your blank and non-blank cells.<\/p>\n<p>The syntax of the <code>ISBLANK<\/code> function is:<\/p>\n<pre>=ISBLANK(value)<\/pre>\n<p>Here, <code>value<\/code> refers to the reference of the cell that you want to check. So if you want to check whether or not cell A1 is blank, you would insert <code>A1<\/code> in place of <code>value<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p>Excel also offers other functions for working with blank cells, like <code>COUNTBLANK<\/code> that gives you the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/760768\/how-to-count-blank-or-empty-cells-in-microsoft-excel\/\">total count of blank cells in the specified range. If you already know whether a cell is blank or not but want to know what type of value it contains, you can use functions like <code>ISNUMBER<\/code> to check if a specified cell contains any numbers, or <code>ISTEXT<\/code> to check if a cell has a text value.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Use the IS Functions in Microsoft Excel<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Check_If_a_Cell_Is_Blank_With_Excels_ISBLANK_Function\"><\/span>Check If a Cell Is Blank With Excel\u2019s ISBLANK Function<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To use the function, first, open your spreadsheet with the Excel app and click the cell where you want to display the function\u2019s result.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-858086\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1-select-cell-excel.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select a cell.\" width=\"650\" height=\"434\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In the selected cell, type the following function and press Enter. In this function, replace <code>C2<\/code> with the cell that you want to check.<\/p>\n<pre>=ISBLANK(C2)<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-858087\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2-use-isblank-function-excel.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Enter the ISBLANK function.\" width=\"650\" height=\"473\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>To <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/715978\/how-to-fill-excel-cells-automatically-with-flash-fill-and-auto-fill\/\">use the function for all your records in the spreadsheet, from the bottom-right corner of the cell where you entered the function, drag downwards covering all your rows.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-858088\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3-excel-isblank-function-result.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The result of the ISBLANK function.\" width=\"650\" height=\"395\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Now you know what cell is and isn\u2019t blank in your spreadsheet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Fill Excel Cells Automatically with Flash Fill and Auto Fill<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Perform_an_Action_When_a_Cell_Is_Blank_or_Non-Blank\"><\/span>Perform an Action When a Cell Is Blank or Non-Blank<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Often, you may want to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/832407\/how-to-use-the-if-function-in-microsoft-excel\/\">perform an action depending on your cell\u2019s status. You may want to display a message that says something when your cell is blank and says something else when your cell isn\u2019t blank.<\/p>\n<p>To do that, combine the <code>ISLBLANK<\/code> function with Excel\u2019s <code>IF<\/code> function.<\/p>\n<p>First, open your spreadsheet with Excel. Then, click the cell where you want to display your function\u2019s result.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-858089\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/4-choose-cell-excel.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Choose a cell.\" width=\"650\" height=\"405\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In your selected cell, type the following function and press Enter. Here, replace <code>C2<\/code> with the cell that you want to check (if it\u2019s blank or not), <code>Sale Not Made<\/code> with the text you want to use if the cell is blank, and <code>Sale Made<\/code> with the text if the cell is not blank.<\/p>\n<pre>=IF(ISBLANK(C2),\"Sale Not Made\",\"Sale Made\")<\/pre>\n<p>To use the function for all your records in the spreadsheet, from the bottom-right corner of the cell where you\u2019ve entered the function, drag downwards covering all your records.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-858090\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/5-excel-isblank-if-function-result.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The result of the IF and ISBLANK functions.\" width=\"650\" height=\"434\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>And you now have your chosen text displayed for your blank and non-blank cells.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Skip Pasting Blank Cells When Copying in Microsoft Excel<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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