Crystal report formula

hello
i am creating a simple sum but where there is no data its placing a null instead of zero
table
custom_orders
=============
customerid number
order1 number
order2 number
order3 number
order4 number
order5 number
i am creating total orders formula in crystal reports
order1+order2+order3+order4+order5
and i am grouping by customer and adding summary by the formula
when i summarize and when no orders i prefer to place/print zero on the crystal output rather a empty column
Please advise
thanks

hello
as test i tried this
IsNull({test.order5})-IsNull({Test.order3})
it thorws a popup box with message
"a number,currency ,date -time is required here"

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