A missing lookup value
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Name |
| 2 | Ana |
| 3 | Ben |
| 4 | Cara |
Formula: C2: =ISNA(MATCH("zz",A2:A4,0))
Result: TRUE
MATCH finds nothing and returns #N/A, which ISNA recognises.
Google Sheets function
ISNA in Google Sheets
ISNA with worked examples you can test in the live grid. The argument details are in the Excel guide.
In Google Sheets
The arguments and common errors are covered in the ISNA Excel guide; check the function help in Google Sheets for its own argument list.
Worked examples in Google Sheets
A different error
| A | B | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Total | Count |
| 2 | 10 | 0 |
Formula: D2: =ISNA(A2/B2)
Result: FALSE
The division gives #DIV/0!, not #N/A, so ISNA answers FALSE.
The deliberate placeholder
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Formula: A1: =ISNA(NA())
Result: TRUE
NA() returns #N/A on purpose, so the test is TRUE.
Try it
A tiny spreadsheet with example data. Edit the formula or any number and see the result.
Formula in F2: =ISNA(MATCH("Zed",A2:A6,0))
| A | B | C | D | E | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student | Score | Extra credit | Attempts | Result | |
| 2 | Ann | 92 | Yes | 2 | TRUE | |
| 3 | Bob | 74 | No | 0 | ||
| 4 | Cy | 58 | Yes | 3 | ||
| 5 | Dee | 81 | No | 1 | ||
| 6 | Eli | 66 | 2 |
Result in F2: TRUE
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