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To check if a cell is empty in Google Sheets using a script, you can use the getValue() function to get the value of the cell and then check if it’s an empty string ("") or null.

Here’s an example script that checks if cell A1 is empty:

javascript
function checkCellIsEmpty() {
  var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
  var cellValue = sheet.getRange("A1").getValue();
  
  if (cellValue === "" || cellValue === null) {
    Logger.log("Cell A1 is empty");
  } else {
    Logger.log("Cell A1 is not empty");
  }
}

In this script, we first get the active sheet using getActiveSheet(). Then we get the value of cell A1 using getRange("A1").getValue(). We then check if the cell value is equal to an empty string or null using an if statement. If the cell is empty, we log a message saying so using Logger.log(). Otherwise, we log a message saying the cell is not empty.

You can modify this script to check for other cells by changing the range in the getRange() function to the appropriate cell reference.

To check if a cell is empty in Google Sheets, you can use the ISBLANK function.

Here’s how to do it:

1. Select the cell where you want to perform the check.
2. In the formula bar at the top, type the following formula: =ISBLANK(A1) (replace “A1” with the cell you want to check).
3. Press enter to see the result.

If the cell is empty, the formula will return TRUE. If the cell contains any value, including a space or a formula that returns an empty value, the formula will return FALSE.

Alternatively, you can also use conditional formatting to highlight empty cells.

Here’s how to do it:

1. Select the range of cells that you want to check.
2. Click on “Format” in the top menu, and select “Conditional formatting.”
3. In the “Format cells if” dropdown menu, select “is empty.”
4. Choose the formatting style you want to apply to the empty cells.
5. Click “Done” to apply the formatting.

This will highlight all empty cells in the selected range.

To check if a cell is not empty in Google Sheets, you can use the ISBLANK function. The ISBLANK function returns TRUE if a cell is blank, and FALSE if it is not blank.

To check if a cell (for example, A1) is not empty, follow these steps:

1. Select the cell where you want to display the result (for example, B1).
2. Type the following formula: =NOT(ISBLANK(A1))
3. Press Enter.

The result in cell B1 will be TRUE if cell A1 is not empty, and FALSE if cell A1 is empty.