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.
In general, a collection account will remain on your credit report for up to seven years plus 180 days from the date the account first became past due. The countdown to the account falling off your credit report begins 180 days after the start of the delinquency that led to the collection. For current residents of the state of New York, paid collections will remain on your credit file for only five years.