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I am trying to have the day of week displayed in a cell only if there is a date present.



In the day of week (H4) cell I have =TEXT(G4,"ddd") which shows they day of week when the date is inputted into H4. However, when G4 is blank it is showing "Sat" in H4.



How do I make it so nothing shows unless a date is entered into G4?










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    I am trying to have the day of week displayed in a cell only if there is a date present.



    In the day of week (H4) cell I have =TEXT(G4,"ddd") which shows they day of week when the date is inputted into H4. However, when G4 is blank it is showing "Sat" in H4.



    How do I make it so nothing shows unless a date is entered into G4?










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      I am trying to have the day of week displayed in a cell only if there is a date present.



      In the day of week (H4) cell I have =TEXT(G4,"ddd") which shows they day of week when the date is inputted into H4. However, when G4 is blank it is showing "Sat" in H4.



      How do I make it so nothing shows unless a date is entered into G4?










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      I am trying to have the day of week displayed in a cell only if there is a date present.



      In the day of week (H4) cell I have =TEXT(G4,"ddd") which shows they day of week when the date is inputted into H4. However, when G4 is blank it is showing "Sat" in H4.



      How do I make it so nothing shows unless a date is entered into G4?







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          You can use the following formula:



          =IF(ISBLANK(G4),"",TEXT(G4,"ddd"))


          ISBLANK will check if G4 is blank. If it is, it will display empty text; otherwise, it will display the day of the week.



          Alternatively, you can use:



          =IF(NOT(ISNUMBER(G4)),"",TEXT(G4,"ddd"))


          This will check if G4 contains a number. This way it will display empty text if the cell is blank or contains text.






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            You can use the following formula:



            =IF(ISBLANK(G4),"",TEXT(G4,"ddd"))


            ISBLANK will check if G4 is blank. If it is, it will display empty text; otherwise, it will display the day of the week.



            Alternatively, you can use:



            =IF(NOT(ISNUMBER(G4)),"",TEXT(G4,"ddd"))


            This will check if G4 contains a number. This way it will display empty text if the cell is blank or contains text.






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              You can use the following formula:



              =IF(ISBLANK(G4),"",TEXT(G4,"ddd"))


              ISBLANK will check if G4 is blank. If it is, it will display empty text; otherwise, it will display the day of the week.



              Alternatively, you can use:



              =IF(NOT(ISNUMBER(G4)),"",TEXT(G4,"ddd"))


              This will check if G4 contains a number. This way it will display empty text if the cell is blank or contains text.






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                You can use the following formula:



                =IF(ISBLANK(G4),"",TEXT(G4,"ddd"))


                ISBLANK will check if G4 is blank. If it is, it will display empty text; otherwise, it will display the day of the week.



                Alternatively, you can use:



                =IF(NOT(ISNUMBER(G4)),"",TEXT(G4,"ddd"))


                This will check if G4 contains a number. This way it will display empty text if the cell is blank or contains text.






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                You can use the following formula:



                =IF(ISBLANK(G4),"",TEXT(G4,"ddd"))


                ISBLANK will check if G4 is blank. If it is, it will display empty text; otherwise, it will display the day of the week.



                Alternatively, you can use:



                =IF(NOT(ISNUMBER(G4)),"",TEXT(G4,"ddd"))


                This will check if G4 contains a number. This way it will display empty text if the cell is blank or contains text.







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