Excel COUNTBLANK Function

Summary 
The Excel COUNTBLANK function returns a count of empty cells in a range. Cells
that contain text, numbers, errors, etc. are not counted. Formulas that return empty
text are counted.

Purpose 
Count cells that are blank

Return value 
A number representing blank cells

Syntax 
=COUNTBLANK (range)

Arguments 
 range - The range in which to count blank cells.

Usage notes 
Use the COUNTBLANK function to count blank cells in a range, where the
word blank means empty. For example, COUNTBLANK(A1:A10) will count the
number of blank cells in the range A1:A10.
 Cells that contain text, numbers, errors, etc. are not counted.
 Formulas that return empty text ("") are considered blank and will be counted.
 Cells that contain zero are considered not blank and will not be counted.

COUNTBLANK formula examples

Count cells that are blank

To count the number of cells that are blank, you can use the COUNTBLANK
function. In the example shown, the formula in cell E5 is: =COUNTBLANK(B5:B14)
Because there are two empty cells in the range, COUNTBLANK...

Only calculate if not blank

To run a formula only when one or more cells are not blank, you can use the IF
function with an appropriate logical criteria. In the example shown, the formula in E5
is: =IF(COUNT(C5:C7)=3,SUM(C5:C7),"")...

Return blank if
To return a blank result using the IF function, you can use an empty string ("").  In the
example shown, the formula in D5 (copied down) is: =IF(B5=1,C5,"") How this
formula works This formula is based on...

Highlight rows with blank cells

To highlight rows that contain one or more blank cells. you can conditional formatting
with a simple formula based on the COUNTBLANK function. In the example shown,
the range B5:F15 is formatted with a conditional...

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