Using a formula to checking if a cell has a value

For most field types, you can check if a cell has a value with an IF function.

IF( 
  {Date},
  DATETIME_FORMAT({Date}, "MMMM D, YYYY h:mm A"
)

Notice that you can simply use the field name without comparing the field value to BLANK() or an empty string "".

However, if the field is a number field, and zero is a valid value, you need a different technique. Comparing the number to BLANK() won’t work because Airtable thinks that BLANK() is the same as 0. Instead, you can turn the field into a text string to see if there is a value.

IF(
  {Number} & "",
  "✔️"
)

If you want to see if a set of fields all have values, use the AND() function.

IF(
  AND(
    {Date},
    {Number} & ""
  ),
  DATEADD({Date}, {Number}, 'days')
)

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