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# **A message when FILTER finds nothing**

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In E4, list the reps whose sales reached the target in F1. Nobody did this month, so give FILTER a third argument to show "No one" instead of an error.

E4fx

|  | A | B | C | D | E | F | G |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Rep | Region | Sales |  | Target | 600 | |
| 2 | Ann | North | 420 |  |  |  | |
| 3 | Ben | South | 310 |  | Reps on target |  | |
| 4 | Cy | North | 150 |  |  |  | |
| 5 | Di | West | 500 |  |  |  | |
| 6 | Ed | South | 260 |  |  |  | |
| 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
| 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  | |

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