# Question about empty values when deleting items via Form Editor

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/question-about-empty-values-when-deleting-items-via-form-editor/85475>\
**Category:** Report a Bug\
**Created:** [November 21, 2025, 8:27am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/question-about-empty-values-when-deleting-items-via-form-editor/85475 "2025-11-21T08:27:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hiroto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/hiroto/32/26759_2.png) [@Hiroto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Hiroto)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 8:27am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/question-about-empty-values-when-deleting-items-via-form-editor/85475/1 "2025-11-21T08:27:26Z")

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I have a question regarding how data is handled when deleting items using the Form Editor.

In my spreadsheet, Columns M and N contain cells where I removed the values using the Glide Form Editor. While these cells appear visually empty, the `ISBLANK` function returns **FALSE**.

However, if I manually select the cell in the spreadsheet and press the “Delete” key, `ISBLANK` changes to **TRUE**.

Does the Form Editor insert an empty string (or whitespace) instead of truly clearing the value (making it null) when an item is deleted?

![cell delete](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/2/9/2993c291f50b12626e6e84bb3a6cf4bb2ffebde8.png)

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**Author:** ![jb\_1mprove](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jb_1mprove/32/92375_2.png) [@jb\_1mprove](https://community.glideapps.com/u/jb_1mprove)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 9:09am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/question-about-empty-values-when-deleting-items-via-form-editor/85475/2 "2025-11-21T09:09:39Z")

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Change the formula to =“”. That works better than ISBLANK

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**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2025, 1:34am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/question-about-empty-values-when-deleting-items-via-form-editor/85475/3 "2025-11-22T01:34:29Z")

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I assume you have to get the T and U column values in the spreadsheet/Excel file? If not, it might be a good idea just to use an If-Then-Else column in Glide.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 1:35am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/question-about-empty-values-when-deleting-items-via-form-editor/85475/4 "2026-05-21T01:35:09Z")

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