easy function quesiton

[Dylan @ UAFC]

=a1

this is returning a value of 0 until the the data is typed
how can i make this go away
Please advise

 

[T. Valko]

Like this:

=IF(A1="","",A1)

 

[muddan madhu]

use custom format as 0;0;;@

OR

Go to tools | options | view tab | uncheck zero values | ok |