where “price” (C5:C15) and “group” (D5:D15) are named ranges. Which is equivalent to the expression: which means not equal to an empty string, e.g. not empty.
Excluding formulas
The formula above will not exclude empty strings returned by formulas (=""). If you have empty strings returned by formulas in the criteria range, you can adjust the criteria like this: This will correctly exclude empty string returned by formulas.
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