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Excel Formula Returning #VALUE! with Dynamic Named Ranges in Office 365

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I'm working on a personal project and I'm working on a spreadsheet in Excel 365 where I need to calculate the average of a dynamic named range that changes based on user input, but I'm working with a `#VALUE!` behavior when the range is empty. I created a named range using the formula `=OFFSET(Sheet1!$A$1, 0, 0, COUNTA(Sheet1!$A:$A), 1)` to dynamically adjust based on the number of entries in column A. When there are no entries, I expected the formula to return an average of zero instead of an behavior. I've tried wrapping my average calculation in an `IFERROR` function like this: ```excel =IFERROR(AVERAGE(MyDynamicRange), 0) ``` Yet, this still returns `#VALUE!` when the range is empty. I've also considered checking if the count is zero before executing the average calculation, but this results in additional complexity. Therefore, I wrote the following formula, but it still doesn't yield the desired outcome: ```excel =IF(COUNTA(MyDynamicRange)=0, 0, AVERAGE(MyDynamicRange)) ``` In both cases, the `#VALUE!` behavior continues. Is there a more effective way to handle this situation so that I can avoid the behavior and ensure that my calculations are smooth? Any insights would be appreciated. My development environment is Windows.