Why do I read resistance on the continuity setting but not on the resistance setting?
Why doesn't using the ohms setting work when the continuity setting does?


You can confirm that your ohm-meter is working by shorting the leads together. It should read 0.0 Ω to perhaps 0.3 Ω (the lead resistance).

If it reads overrange '1---' on this test or on measurement then the resistance is higher than 200 Ω and you need to switch to the next range, probably 2 kΩ. Keep going until you get a valid reading.

If by "continuity checker" you mean the diode test function then that applies a different current through the terminals and reports the voltage drop across the device. It works well with diodes but isn't of much use with resistors.