How can I prevent the #N/A error from appearing in my Excel formulas?

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How can I prevent the #N/A error from appearing in my Excel formulas?
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You can prevent #N/A errors using functions like IFERROR or IFNA. IFERROR allows you to specify a different value to display if an error occurs, while IFNA specifically catches the #N/A error. For instance, `=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(…), "Not Found")` will display "Not Found" instead of #N/A.