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ISVISIBLE

Category: EGTools-only function

Returns whether each cell in a range is visible (row and column not hidden).

Syntax

=ISVISIBLE(range)

Arguments

Argument Required Description
range Required the cell range to check

Returns

Returns a spilled array of the same size that is TRUE where the cell is visible and FALSE where its row or column is hidden. Returns #VALUE! when the range exceeds 100,000 cells or the COM connection fails.

Examples

Formula Result Description
=ISVISIBLE(A1:A5) Visibility of each cell (depends on hidden state)

Notes

  • Hiding or unhiding rows/columns alone does not trigger recalculation — press F9.
  • Macro-type function, excluded from multithreaded recalculation.
  • Supported: Excel 2010+. Always registered as ISVISIBLE on every Excel version.