Go to the Tools menu and select Options ... on the View tab, remove the che=ck from Zero Values and click OK ... however, if you see a zero in a cell, = that cell is NOT empty, it simply has a zero value ... but doing thiswill = not show the zero Linda F. Johnson, MA, MOS Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com On Sat , Jens Outzen sent: I have come across 0's in my spreadsheet ! Let me explain. I refer to a cell in a different sheet (same workbook) but if that cell is= =20 empty it now shows 0. I know it is a formatting problem but I have tried to format as text or=20 general and the 0 is persistently there. What is causing this 0 and how do= =20 i get rid of it? Should I do this using conditional formatting (like using the ISERROR to=20 "delete" N/A in a cell) or is there a more "normal" formatting that will=20 do this?=20 Thanks for your help. Jens N. Outzen ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to share files with the group, you must join our Yahoo sister group. This group will not allow for posting of emails, but will allow you to join and share problem files, templates, etc.: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MicrosoftOffice . This group is for FILE SHARING ONLY. If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm *************************************************************