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For powerful data analysis, you may often need to build an Excel IF statement with multiple conditions or use IF together with other functions. This tutorial will show you the most effective ways to do this. Continue reading →

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  1. MATERIAL CODES MATERIAL DISCRIPTION UOM JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

    300551151 RAIL BRACKET,DRG NO:ESL/SI/031/RBPFR/01 NO 30 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

    from this i want to get fast & slow function .

  2. hi,

    I have data monthly wise with filled numbers , I want to get fast & slow function from monthly cells value if monthly value is 0 in any cell atleast then it is fast , if all the monthly values are 0 then it is slow

    1. Hi! I’m sorry but your description doesn’t give me a complete understanding of your task. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe the formula below will help:

      =IF(PRODUCT(--(A1:A10=0))=1,"slow","fast")

      The condition in the IF function returns TRUE if all cells in the range are zero.

  3. Hello, here is my formula and I'd like to know when to use * with if formula below. Thank you in advance!!!

    IFERROR(INDEX('Raw Data'!$A$1:$A$839, SMALL(IF(($FO$39='Raw Data'!$F$1:$F$839)*($C$2='Raw Data'!$J$1:$J$839)*($C$3='Raw Data'!$C$1:$C$839),MATCH(ROW('Raw Data'!$A$1:$J$839), ROW('Raw Data'!$A$1:$J$839)), ""), ROWS($A$1:$A1)), COLUMNS($A$1)),"")), 1, 1)

  4. Thank you for this article, it was very informative.

    I did have a pertinent question about using IF and COUNTIF together with various outcomes and would appreciate your assistance.

    There are two columns of data being used in the formula.

    Time Origination RESULTS DESIRED
    7:40 am Las Vegas, NV 9:40 am
    11:15 am Chicago, IL 11:15 am
    1:00 pm Buffalo Grove, MI 12:00 pm
    3:00 pm Hayward, IN 2:00 pm

    I need a formula to return a modified "Time" for records where the Origination state is MI, IN or NV.
    The formula I have so far subtracts 1 hour from the MI or IN records, which is what I want. I need to expand on that formula to add 2 hours to the NV records. The formula criteria have to be wildcards.

    Formula so far:
    IF(OR(COUNTIF(H2,"*, IN*"),COUNTIF(H2,"*, MI*")),B2-TIME(1,0,0),B2)
    This works perfectly for the MI and IN records.

    I need to add this to the above formula:
    IF(COUNTIF(H2,"*, NV*"),B2+TIME(2,0,0),B2)

    Thank you for your help.

  5. I am trying to create a formula that can be used across the board. I want it to give me the value if it is a positive number but give me a "$0" if it is a negative number.

    For example:
    (1,689,265-1,550,000)*.0035= $684.14
    FOR this answer I want the amount $684.14 to be entered as the result.
    but other cells have these as values:
    (1,441,243-1,500,000)*.0035= $-205.65
    FOR this answer I want the formula to enter a $0 in the result.

    Isn't there a single formula that will satisfy BOTH answers?

    1. Hi! To return 0 instead of a negative number, use the IF function. Use cell references.

      =IF((1,689,265-1,550,000)*.0035>0,(1,689,265-1,550,000)*.0035,0)

  6. I'm trying to create a formula where if the range of Unit Numbers is not found on another sheet in the workbook then No, if it is found then Yes. This is what I have so far

    =IF(A2:A106)*(Depository!L2:L87)*"Yes","No")

    I cannot figure out what is wrong, also this is my first time using a formula in a long time.

    1. Hi! Please clarify your problem or provide additional details to highlight exactly what you need. As it's currently written, it's hard to tell exactly what you're asking.

  7. HI,

    im trying to get a formula to search through cell AB2 find a specific word then return data from that word that is in a table on another sheet.

    the table in sheet 2 that has the info i want to return is below

    Unit PC type of unit time price
    Loft SF-EVL-HR new isntall 1.5 300
    Wall SF-EVF-H new isntall 3 500
    Broom SF-INF-SELV new isntall 2 400
    Kitchen SF-INF-230V new isntall 2 200

    ive tried using Vlook up as per the below however it only ever brings back the 2nd unit never any others!

    =VLOOKUP(AB3, Sheet2!$A$2:$E$5,2,TRUE)

    Any ideas before i loose my head?

    1. Hi! Your question is not quite clear. Explain exactly what you want to find in these text strings and what data you want to return. Specify exactly what result you want.

  8. I'm wanting to use text and numbers for the IF. So IF B1 =Firefighter C1 = 4 but with mulitple potentials so also IF B1=Captain C1 =3. How do I have 6 different IFs

  9. How can you expand this - if(AE3="Yes",2,1) - into a 3 point Likert Scale where the function automatically assigns a value (0) for a maybe response entry or for a 5 point Likert Scale for example - if(AE3="Strongly Agree",5,0) and in the function values for (Agree=4, Neutral=3, Disagree=2 and Strongly Disagree=1) in an IF Function.

      1. Thanks, but i mean rather than return numeric value it should be a text instead, like the response choices are closed end to just very satisfied, satisfied, neutral, dissatisfied and very dissatisfied and as soon as any of the aforementioned options are selected the next cell automatically returns a numeric value (i.e when the respondent selects very satisfied from the dropdown box the next cell automatic gets filled with the numeric value of 5)

          1. Thanks, but you still haven't gotten what i mean, from the dropdown menu, you could even skip using the developer tab...can just head to data tab, click on data validation and select list, then input your text separating them with commas...i mean for instance you have the response cell gets a neutral from a choice of (Excellent, good, neutral, poor and very poor) how do you format a conditional (IF logical) statement to automatically assign a numerical value to the next cell on the right for...something like (=if(b2="Neutral",1,0) but extended to cover the 5 likert scale options...

              1. This is the IF function i have been trying to get from you...got it from a CHATGPT supported AI (Android version) =IF(A2="Strongly Agree",5,IF(A2="Agree",4,IF(A2="Neutral",3,IF(A2="Strongly Disagree",2,IF(A2="Disagree",1,""))))) it works but for the disagree it returns a blank entry instead could it be the last two inverted commas? Or just look through and show me what am doing wrong why the disagree value shows a blank return entry

  10. Hi, I can't seem to find the right formula for this situation. We have column A with the item name, then column B for the price, on Column C there's a drop-down menu to choose whether the item is Vatable or Non-Vatable. If it's Vatable, auto calculation on column D should appear with this formula: (Item price*12)/112. If it's Non-Vatable then we leave it blank. Could you help me please?

  11. I have a sheet that is adding scores.
    But if DQ (Disqualified) appears in column P or O ...
    then I want DQ to appear in the box for the TOTAL SCORE

    IF DQ does NOT appear in column P or O... I want it to total the sum of points

    Here is what I used... however it is not correct. Please help

    =IF(AND(O5="DQ", P5="DQ"), "DQ", (=sum(C4+E4+G4+I4+Q4+R4+S4+T4)))

    1. Hi!
      If I understand your task correctly, try the following formula:

      =IF(AND(O5="DQ", P5="DQ"), "DQ", sum(C4+E4+G4+I4+Q4+R4+S4+T4))

  12. I had a little error in formula

    =(IF(A8="MFs",IF(A8="Sec-L",M26,M27),M28))

    I hade entered "Sec-L",'MFs", in data validation list in cell A8 and entered value as 2822, 2820 and 1250 in cell M26, M27 and M28 respectively

    The formula in Later one "IF(A8="Sec-L",M26,M27),M28)" gives the result 2822 or 2820 respectively which is proper, But the formula gives the same result as above, if both the if formula are joined, instead of desired result of 1250 for MFs or 2822/2820 for Sec-L,

    I/m nearly fumble nearly at the last point. Please help.

  13. Hi, I am trying to create a nested IF for scenario: if vlookup into method sheet is 21 days and days from date created col in data sheet is 21 days, populate 3wks created. (So forth with 2wks, 1wk). If false, blank " ". Then those " ", populate if days to due date col in data sheet is less than 0, populate "[#] days has late" and if days to due date is greater than or equal to 0 & less than and equal to 5 (supposedly 1wk), populate "[#] days has left", otherwise if false: "good standing".

    This is my formula but I think I am missing the nested IF formulation and getting something incorrectly and can't seem to find it
    =IF(AND(VLOOKUP(OfficialOpenBills__3[@Vendor],Method!$A$2:$H$1235,5,FALSE)=21,N4=21),"3WK CREATED",IF(AND(VLOOKUP(OfficialOpenBills__3[@Vendor],Method!$A$2:$H$1235,5,FALSE)=14,N4=14),"2WK CREATED",IF(AND(VLOOKUP(OfficialOpenBills__3[@Vendor],Method!$A$2:$H$1235,5,FALSE)=7,N4=7),"1WK CREATED"," "))),IF(AND(" ",O4=0,O4<=5),O4&" DAYS HAS LEFT","GOOD STANDING"))

    1. Hi!
      It is very difficult to understand a formula that contains unique references to your workbook worksheets. Hence, I cannot check its work, sorry. To understand what you want to do, give an example of the source data and the desired result.

    2. This is the formula actually, missed one part (days has late less than 0):

      =IF(AND(VLOOKUP(OfficialOpenBills__3[@Vendor],Method!$A$2:$H$1235,5,FALSE)=21,N2=21),"3WK CREATED",IF(AND(VLOOKUP(OfficialOpenBills__3[@Vendor],Method!$A$2:$H$1235,5,FALSE)=14,N2=14),"2WK CREATED",IF(AND(VLOOKUP(OfficialOpenBills__3[@Vendor],Method!$A$2:$H$1235,5,FALSE)=7,N2=7),"1WK CREATED"," "))),IF(AND(" ",O2=0,O2<=5),O2&" DAYS HAS LEFT","GOOD STANDING"))

  14. Hi,
    I have a list of 2 variables - people names and account names. I am trying to create a formula that gives the following:
    if a certain account name falls under the 10% of all # account names for a certain people name -> assign to scenario 1, otherwise scenario 2.
    would anyone be able to help with the formula?

      1. Thanks for the reply. The example is: assign 10% of Paul's accounts to scenario 1, rest goes to scenario 2. The case below is limited so, it's about assign 25% of the accounts, but this should be applicable to any %. It seems to me countif formula should be merged with % calculation, but not sure how.
        Formula needed:
        Paul account 1 scenario 1
        Sam account 1 scenario 1
        Lia account 1 scenario 1
        Paul account 2 scenario 2
        Sam account 2 scenario 2
        Lia account 2 scenario 2
        Paul account 3 scenario 2
        Sam account 3 scenario 2
        Lia account 3 scenario 2
        Paul account 4 scenario 2
        Sam account 4 scenario 2
        Lia account 4 scenario 2

        1. Hi!
          Use the COUNTIF function to count the quantity of account names.
          If I understand your task correctly, try the following formula:

          =IF(OR(COUNTIF($A$1:A1,A1)/COUNTIF($A$1:$A$20,A1)<0.1,COUNTIF($A$1:A1,A1)=1),1,2)

          1. OMG! it works! It's exactly what I was after. Thanks a lot Alexander!
            Best regards, Kremena

  15. Hello, trying to use the an IF statement to add one of five different gradings.
    5=outstanding
    4=Exceeds
    3=Solid
    2=Marginal
    1=Needs
    This is the formula I used. Can you tell me what I'm doing wrong.
    =IF(J2>=5,"Exceeds", IF(J2>=4, "Exceeds", IF(J2>=3, "Solid", IF(J2>=2, Marginal", IF(J2>=1, "Needs")))))

  16. Hi,
    I am trying to create locked template sheet for automatic calculation. I can import data in excel format from other program. I want the average from the values from the column G to be calculated to the bottom of column. Column G has numerical values, but the value from the column G can only be calculated to the average if the columns C, D, F, J, N, S, W and AA from the same row all have the text POS at the same time to rule out false positive values. If any of columns on the row has another text the value from the column G must be excluded from the average. I cannot change the layout of the data and the number of rows may vary.

  17. Hi Alex,

    Need your assistance with the formula for the below situation.

    Instance: We have 2 products both are dependent on each for their availability.

    If both the products are available then the Text should return as "A"
    If either of them or both products not available then the text should return as "X"

  18. i'm trying to make a formula to assign weight in grams based on a column that has named formats for record albums..
    examples as follows
    LP / 600
    2LP / 1000
    3LP / 1660
    4LP / 2000
    10" / 500
    7" / 300
    2x7" / 400
    3x7" / 500
    2x10" / 660

  19. Ooops forgot the last formula

    =IF(AND(E7<0,F7="n"),-100/E7*10)

  20. Hello, I have a problem I am trying to solve that has 4 separate calculations to produce an answer based on 4 different criteria which are as follows:
    Team wins and ML+
    Team wins and ML-
    Team loses and ML+
    Team loses and ML-

    The calculations I have for each of these conditions are working independently and are producing the correct answer in the cell, what I can not figure out is how to string all of these calculations together in one cell to produce the one correct answer.

    Here are the independent formulas I have:
    =IF(AND(E4>0,F4="y"),10*E4/100)
    =IF(AND(E40,F4="n"),-10)
    =IF(AND(E4<0,F4="n"),-100/E4*10)

    Thank you for your help!

      1. I used the following and get an Excel message, "There's a problem with this formula"

        =IF(AND(E16>0,F16="y"),10*E16/100), IF(AND(E160,F16="n"),-10), IF(AND(E16<0,F16="n"),-100/E16*10))))

        I also tried the IFS example as well with the same error.
        Do you see what could be the problem with it? Thanks

        1. Hi! Look at the formula I gave you and read the recommended instructions carefully. Do not use unnecessary brackets.

          =IF(AND(E16>0,F16="y"),10*E16/100,IF(AND(E160,F16="n"),-10,IF(AND(E16<0,F16="n"),-100/E16*10)))

          1. Thank you so much! I had some syntax errors that it took a while to figure out, but I now have my cell calculating all 4 scenarios as I wish.

  21. Hi,
    I have a table that contains the following columns, quantity, unit price, cost and type of transaction (Buy and Sell). I want to create a formula to calculate the cost =(Qty*Unit price) provided that if the type of transaction is (Buy), the calculation should be with a minus sign and if it is sold calculation would be positive.
    Thanks in advance for helping..

  22. Hello! I am trying to come up with a nested IF formula with BOTH if and If(AND, but I cannot get it to work and am not sure if it is possible. Let's say I am trying to assign a score to the below combinations of grades:

    IF ONE OR MORE "A", THEN "01"
    IF ONE OR MORE "B", THEN "02"
    IF ONE OR MORE "C", THEN "03"
    IF ONE OR MORE "B" AND ONE OR MORE "C", THEN "04"
    IF ONE OR MORE "D", THEN "05"
    IF ONE OR MORE "D" AND ONE OR MORE "B" THEN "06"
    IF ONE OR MORE "E" THEN "07"
    ELSE "00"

    Can this be done? Thank you!

    2. I am sorry I forgot to mention, the grades will be in a single table column, so will be searching for the grades in "Sheet1!E:E" for example. I can things to work with the help of your article for most cases but not in this way. Any help is much appreciated. Thank you!

  23. Hi there! I hope you can help me. I know that an IF statement needs to be used for this but i am having a hard time how to do it. Here is the example:

    IF BMI IS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 1.0% THE RESULT IS 35 pts, IF BMI IS IN BETWEEN 0.4% AND 0.99% THE RESULTS IS 30 pts, IF BMI IS IN BETWEEN 0.1% AND 0.39% THE RESULT IS 25 pts, IF BMI IS EQUAL TO 0% THE RESULT IS 20 pts AND I F BMI IS LOWER THAN 0 THE RESULT IS 0 pts.

    I hope its not that complicated and I hope you can share your knowledge with excel to us, Soon.

    Best,
    James

  24. Hi, I was hoping you could help. I need a formula which looks at whether monies have been receipted promptly. Cell (F13) prescribes if monies received by EFT or Cash. If received by cash then then should have been banked by 2 days (Cell I13 is the date variance between bank and receipt date). If received by EFT then should have been receipted by 5 days (based on cell I13). This is what I was trying but came up with a 'value' return.

    =IF(F13="CASH",IF(I13<2,"Yes","No")), IF(F13="EFT",IF(I13<-5,"Yes","No"""))

    1. Hi!
      If I understand your task correctly, try the following formula:

      =IF(F13="CASH",IF(I13<2,"Yes","No"),IF(F13="EFT",IF(I13<5,"Yes","No")))

      1. Thank you so much Alexander ! You have been so helpful. I feel I was close :)

  25. Hi,

    Hoping you can help, I've tried a few ways but struggling.
    I have a column C consisting of a drop down of pass/fail with the percentage of passes at the bottom using COUNTIF( C2:C21, "Pass")÷COUNTA( C2:C21).
    Column D identifies from a drop down, on which attempt the pass happened (first, second, third etc).
    I would like the bottom of Column D to provide the percentage of first time passes so if a "Pass" from Column C has been achieved, what percentage of those were a 'First" from Column D.

    I tried inserting a third column (E) and using =IF(AND(C2="pass", D2="first"), "Yes", "No") then calculating the percentage of Yes to No's but it isn't actuate For example, based on the below information, it identifies the one "yes" so gives me 25% first time pass when it's actually 50% because there's only two people attempted it.

    B C D E
    Bob Pass First Yes
    Fred Fail First No
    Fred Fail Second No
    Fred Fail Third No
    25%

    Hopefully that makes sense and what I'm after is achievable!
    Thank you!

      1. Thanks so much, I thought I'd tried every which way 😆

  26. Hello. Will an IF scenario work with a dropdown box? For example: B3 has options to select from in a dropdown box and I need to put a mileage rate based on which option is chosen in B3 into cell H3.

    So if one of 3 options in B3 are selected, the mileage rate would be 0.40 but if one of another set of 3 options are selected, the mileage rate would be 0.45.

    I hope this makes sense. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

  27. Hi
    I have a query- In one sheet(a) I have dump data which contains- multiple voucher numbers , dates, descriptions and account numbers.
    If account number contains 4148 all details should move to one sheet-b, if account number contains 4149 all details should move to sheet-c, if acc num has 4147 then it should move to sheet- d.
    Could you please help out to move with formula or macro??

    Thank you

  28. Hi Alexander,

    I have a 4 digit text data in column B, i need to achieve that if starting two digit of text are DL or LG or SS or may be some other words i want the answer as LCC otherwise Nothing. I tried following formula for data in column B but unable to achieve the result. could you try and assist on the same.

    =IF(OR(LEFT(B11,2)="DL","LG","SS"),"LCC","")

    Irfan

    1. I would like add one thing, i was able to achieve the result only for text starting with DL

  29. I have a row of identifiers - 1ST, 2ND, 3RD, ETC....(total of 12 identifiers in 12 separate cells) I want to build a formula that basically states if the row/cell below the cell identifier has an "x" then pick up the identifier above it... is this possible?

  30. Pls I have this Excel file i used Match And Index with positions but whenever there is bracket or a tigh in position, the match and index function brings up only one name.

    1. Hi!
      Please clarify your specific problem or provide additional information to understand what you need.

  31. Hi, can any give me a solution...how can i write this fourmula, [ IF B7=ASIA, RESULT IS 5,6, 12 & 13, ELSE, 'WRONG INPUT' ]

    1. You didn't really specify what "5,6, 12 & 13" represents, but if it is a literal string, then:

      =IF(B7="ASIA","5, 6, 12 & 13","WRONG INPUT")

  32. Hi,

    Can I have one column containing percentages and another column that contains due dates. How do I write an if statement that will look at today's date and return the % relating to the last date before the current date?

  33. Hello, I am trying to return different results by doing a simple division of 2 numbers. To simplify here are the results I would like to get with K18 being the numerator and K20 being the denominator.

    If K200 the result is "Infinite"
    If K20<0 AND K180 AND K18>0 the result is K18/K20
    If K20>0 AND K18<0 the result is K18/K20

    Thank you for your help, I can't seem to get the formula to work!

    1. When I posted everything got messed up, I spelled it out a bit more here. Hopefully this works

      If K20 is less than 0 AND K18 is greater than 0 the result is "Infinite"
      If K20 is less than 0 AND K18 is less than 0 the result is K18/ABS(K20)
      If K20 is greater than 0 AND K18 is greater than 0 the result is K18/K20
      If K20 Is greater than 0 AND K18 is less than 0 the result is K18/K20

  34. Hi, I'm trying to post a thread to ask about =IFS, where the data needs to have a range e.g. AB-AH =Income, AI-AM = Staff Costs etc, is this able to be done rather than writing in each command individually? As I'm not sure the whole formula would fit. Many thanks

    2. Current Formula =IFS(LEFT(I2,1)="A","Income",LEFT(I2,1)="B","Costs",LEFT(I2,1)="E","Staff",LEFT(I2,1)="P","Capital Projects",LEFT(I2,1)="Z","Depreciation")

      But I need to input so that it has ranges AA-AK = Income so it will look up 2 characters instead of 1, but there would be hundreds if I have to include them individually, and I'd rather not use a lookup for each specific code if I can

  35. Hello, I have a data that has 8000 rows and two columns. I want to extract every 60th row (rows 60, 120, 180, 240...) so that I can create a graph. How do I do it? Thanks.

  36. I am trying to compare two cells with multiple possible standards in each and make a determination based off the values in the cells. I have a formula that works for one cell, but I need to compare two cells and grade based off both values. I'm trying to compare both cells M4 and L4 with the criteria below:

    =IF(K4<=9,"Exceptional",IF(K4<=19,"Exceeds",IF(K450,"Needs Improvement")))) =IF(L4=0,"Exceptional",IF(L4<=9,"Exceeds",IF(L4<=9,"Meets Minimum",IF(L420,"Unsatisfactory")))))

    Is there a way to combine these into one function?

    1. Hi!
      It is not possible to understand the conditions you want to test from your formula. Your formula uses 2 and 4 cells and there is no M4 cell. Describe the problem more clearly.

    2. sorry, the spacing between the formulas didn't pull over:

      =IF(K4<=9,"Exceptional",IF(K450,"Needs Improvement"))))

      =IF(L4=0,"Exceptional",IF(L4<=9,"Exceeds",IF(L420,"Unsatisfactory")))))

  37. Hi!
    Good day!
    I need your help, I wanted to create a formula that cell B8 does not change in the formula, the value in B8 can be change from 1-100.
    I wanted to have the formula that B8 is less than or equal to 10, the answer would be 1, when B8 is more than 10 but less than 20, answer would be 2, if B8 is more than 20 but less than 30, answer would be 3 and so on until 100.

    =IF(B810,"2",IF(B8>=20,"3"

    1. Hello!
      If you have too many conditions, I recommend using the IFS function instead of a nested IF function.

      =IFS(B8<=10,1,AND(B8>10,B8<20),2)

      Add other conditions you need.

      1. Hi Alex,

        Good day!
        Thank you very much for the response. It works great...

  38. Hello, I need your help please, I have tried several times to use IF function as the examples above to have a formula which compares the result from 2 different cells and then gives an statement as result but my formula is not working and shows every time a problem with the formula. I would appreciate your help, thanks!

    =IF((W9>=50)*(S9="Audit passed"),"Supplier approved",IF((W9>=50)*(S9="Audit passed with deviations)," New review of supplier",IF((W9<50)*(S9="Audit not passed"),"Supplier not approved")))

    1. Hi!
      I can't check your formula because I don't have your data. Make sure that all text values are enclosed in double quotes.

      =IF((W9>=50)*(S9="Audit passed"), "Supplier approved",IF((W9>=50)*(S9="Audit passed with deviations"), "New review of supplier",IF((W9<50)*(S9="Audit not passed"), "Supplier not approved"))

      1. Thank you so much, it works. I appreciate your help Sir.

  39. I need the year to be indicated in column A as an nth term, based on the months in column B, so I have written the formula below. Is there a more simple formula that achieves the same result?

    =IF($B8<=12,"1st",IF($B8<=24,"2nd",IF($B8<=36,"3rd",IF($B8<=48,"4th",IF($B8<=60,"5th",IF($B8<=72,"6th",IF($B8<=84,"7th",IF($B8<=96,"8th",IF($B8<=108,"9th",IF($B8<=120,"10th",IF($B8<=132,"11th",IF($B8<=144,"12th",IF($B8<=156,"=13th",IF($B8<=168,"14th",IF($B8<=180,"15th",IF($B8<=192,"16th",IF($B8<=204,"17th",IF($B8<=216,"18th",IF($B8<=228,"19th",IF($B8<=240,"20th",""))))))))))))))))))))

    Thanks in advance.

      1. Hi Alex!

        Thank you for your reply.

        I pasted this formula into cell A8, where the data begins, but this did not work however; I get a #N/A error for rows 8-18 (months 1-11) and a #NAME? error for rows 55-247 (months 45-240). This formula only works for rows 19-54, but incorrectly starts the 1st year from the 12th month.

        1. Hi!
          Your formula can only work with numbers in cell B8. Explain what data you are using. You can round a number to the nearest 12 using the CEILING function. If your Excel does not have an IFS function, use a nested IF function.
          Try this formula:

          =IFS(CEILING(B8,12)/12=1,CEILING(B8,12)/12&"st", CEILING(B8,12)/12=2,CEILING(B8,12)/12&"nd", CEILING(B8,12)/12=3,CEILING(B8,12)/12&"rd", CEILING(B8,12)/12>3,CEILING(B8,12)/12&"th")

          1. Thanks Alex, this works perfectly!

            Apologies, the data in column B is a sequence of numbers from 1-240 (each row is every month for 20 years), and using this formula, column A shows the year as an nth term based on the month number.

            If I needed to increase the total number of months to 480, what would I need to change in the formula?

              1. Beyond the 20th year the nth term is incorrect for some of the years; 21th, 23th, 31th, 32th

              2. What's incorrect? I think I've given you enough information for you to adjust the formula yourself, if necessary.

  40. I am looking at data in a column got example Column G row 5. I want to know if the numeric value in the cell is equal to 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 numeric characters. If that is true I need to show it is valid and if not it is invalid.

    Example: 000456789 valid
    456789 valid
    6789 invalid

    I have this IF statement:

    =IF(AND(SUM(LEN(G5)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(G5,{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0},)))=9),"Valid","Invalid")

    How can I show a variable length equal to 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 and check all rows simply?
    I change the 9 and check them all...then to 8 and check them all, eliminating until complete.

    If I was only ever trying to determine if only 9 characters then that formula works fine.

    1. Hi!
      I’m not sure I got you right since the description you provided is not entirely clear. However, it seems to me that the formula below will work for you:

      =IF(SUM(--ISNUMBER(--MID(G5,ROW($A$1:$A$20),1)))>5,"Valid","Invalid")

      You can check if a character is a number using the ISNUMBER function.

      1. Thank you.
        How does this relate to this IF statement? I am just trying to validate if the cell has a numeric value that is greater than 5 and no more than 9 characters.

        The cell in question being G5 as you noted above.

        Tracy

        1. Hi!
          The expression SUM(--ISNUMBER(--MID(G5,ROW($A$1:$A$20),1)) counts the number of digits in the cell.
          So you can use the condition AND(SUM(--ISNUMBER(--MID(G5,ROW($A$1:$A$20),1)))>=5,SUM(--ISNUMBER(--MID(G5,ROW($A$1:$A$20),1))<=9) to check the number of digits from 5 to 9.
          For numeric values, you can also use the condition AND(G5>9999,G5<1000000000).
          However, your value 000456789 can only be written as text, not as number. Therefore, this condition will not work for you.
          You can use these conditions in an IF formula to get the message you want instead of TRUE or FALSE.

  41. Hello, can we create a formula helps us summing up the bold numbers only.
    thank you for your help in advance.

  42. Hi,

    I'd like to seek assistance if possible.

    I'm looking into creating an excel formula and these are the conditions:
    Hope you can assist me :)

    IF J = "REG", E = "1", L = 40 , L 40 (For email)
    IF J = "REG", E = "2", L = 80 , L 80 (For email)
    IF J = "REG", E = "4", L = 173.33 , L 173.33 (For email)
    IF J = "37", L = 160, L 160 (For email)
    IF J = "38", L = 240, L 240 (For email)

    Thank you in advance :)

  43. Hi,

    I am trying to create a formula to solve column C and Column D

    Column A - Overdue Date
    Column B - Appointment date
    Column C - Days waiting past overdue date formula to solve (appointment date- overdue date) but if appointment date column blank then (today- overdue date)

      1. Thank you so helpful!! Some further assistance if you area able ?

        The below formula works but I want to add a few conditions

        =IF([@[Appointment date]]>[@OverdueDate],[@[Appointment date]]-[@OverdueDate],IF(ISBLANK([@[Appointment date]]),[@[Week Ending]]-[@OverdueDate]))

        How do I add that if the result returned from the below statement = false then leave cell blank and if Column K contains "Referral yet to be accepted" or "On hold" then not to calculate - is this possible?

        Many thanks in advance

  44. Hello, I am trying to create a formula where if cell B1 says Child and Cell A1 says the age (if its under 21 it will still say Child, then if it's over 21 but less than 25 it should be changed to Over-aged Student, then if it's over 25 then it should be Terminated) then cell C1 should say the condition depending on the age. I am trying some IF statement but wasn't successful. Can you please help me? Thank you very much!

      1. Thank you so much!

        I have another question though, is there a way to like filter the answer on cell C based on cell B. Here's the example.
        Cell A1 (Age): 22
        Cell B1 (Relationship): Child
        Cell C1(Status): based on the given formula above should be "over-aged student"

        Cell A2 (Age): 55
        Cell B2 (Relationship): Spouse
        Cell C2 (Status): based on the given formula above should be "Terminated" but since it's a Spouse (not Child) the answer on this cell should be blank.

        In a way the formula should only affect the Cell that says Child then the rest would be blank. Is there a way to do that? I appreciate your help!

          1. It works!! Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. May you have a great day Sir.

  45. Trying to validate this if condition basically I have thresholds for test scores and validate
    =IF(F4<10,"45%",IF(F4<9,"55%",IF(F4<8,"65%",IF(F4<7,,"75%",IF(F4<6,"85%",IF(F4<5,"100%","0%"))))))

    -when I run it says to many arguments for formula and when I use IFS function it says too few arguments for formula

    1. Hi!
      There is an extra comma in the formula. Watch the syntax.

      =IF(F4<10,"45%",IF(F4<9,"55%",IF(F4<8,"65%",IF(F4<7,"75%",IF(F4<6,"85%",IF(F4<5,"100%","0%"))))))

      1. Thanks a lot

  46. Hi Sir

    Could you please check out this formula and support for correction

    =IF($I5=Employment,"=DAYS360(M5,N5)/30*(2.5)",IF($I5=Collaboration,"=DAYS360(M5,N5)/30*(1.17)"))

    1. Hi!
      I’ll try to guess and offer you the following formula:

      =IF($I5="Employment",DAYS360(M5,N5)/30*2.5,IF($I5="Collaboration",DAYS360(M5,N5)/30*1.17))

  47. Good day,
    I am trying to find a find a formulae in which
    If cell D7 matches a cell in a list L2:L500 (and it matches L5) then insert in cell E7 cell K5

    I am creating a production schedule whereby when they insert the product code from a drop list (L2:L500) then the same row corresponding columns will automatically place the raw material items for the product code.

    I have searched where i could to find such formulae and have not located one, does one exits for this function.

    Thanking you in advance for your expert advice.

    1. Hi. I'm sorry but your description does not give me a complete understanding of your task. Correct me if I am wrong, but I think the formula in cell K5 will help you:

      =IF(ISNUMBER(MATCH(D7,L2:L500,0)),E7)

      The MATCH function searches for the value of D7 in the range L2:L500.

  48. Thank you very much for your explanations, you helped me solve lots of complex conditions on Excel.

  49. Help, i wan to make an array formula.

    Example,

    column A to D = will have text approved then if all cells from A to D is Approved on column E approved will appear
    then if one cell is disapproved automatic column E will appear disapprove

    1. I want an excel formula.
      If the value B1 is 55 the value of C1 must be 15
      it must repeat in that sequence

  50. Hello, I am facing an issue in writing multiple IF condition and AND.

    below is the formula used:

    =IF('Products list '!B60,"1"),IF('Products list '!B6<=5000000,"2",IF('Products list '!B610000000,"4","0"))))

    The issue is :not returning the value needed, instead it returns "TRUE & FALES" values",

    and it occurs in the first part of the formula (=IF('Products list '!B60,"1"))

    While the rest of the formula works perfectly.

    Would you please help

    Thank you

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