Convert an error to zero and use a format to hide the value. You can hide error values by converting them to a number such as 0, and then applying a conditional format that hides the value. Create an example error. Open a blank workbook, or create a new worksheet.Enter 3 in cell B1, enter 0 in cell C1, and in cell A1, enter the formula =B1/C1. The #DIV/0! error appears in cell A1. Select A1, and press F2 to edit the formula. After the equal sign (=), type IFERROR followed by an opening parenthesis.ou can hide error values by converting them to a number such as 0, and then applying a conditional format that hides the value. Create an example error. Open a blank workbook, or create a new worksheet.
It could fall off your report after seven years and then reappear as a public record judgment. Suppose you live in a state where the statute of limitations is longer than seven years. Your medical collections account could come off your credit report after seven years. Then the creditor sues you in court and wins.
Impact on Your Credit. When your debt is sent to collections you will also see a new record appear on your credit report. This collection record will remain on your credit report for 7 years from the last 180-day late payment on the original account, whether or not you pay the debt back. In the event that your original account is also on your credit report, both account records will remain on your report for 7 years. This is also true if a new record appears when your debt is sold to a new collection agency. Review the information a collection agency posts on your credit report very carefully.