NA Function in Excel: Return #N/A on Purpose

⏱ 1 min readUpdated 28 September 2026

InformationLevel: IntermediateAvailable in: Excel 2007+

In this article
  1. Syntax
  2. Examples
  3. Example 1
  4. Related functions

NA produces #N/A deliberately. Charts skip #N/A points instead of plotting them as zero.

Syntax

=NA()

Examples

Example 1

=IF(C2="", NA(), C2)

Future months stay off the line chart instead of dropping to zero.

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