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IF is one of the most popular and useful functions in Excel. Generally, you use an IF statement to test a condition and to return one value if the condition is met, and another value if the condition is not met. Continue reading →

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  1. Good morning, I am trying to make it where if I type N in colum J:J then columns K:K, L:L, M:M, N:N also populate N as well, can anyone help with this formula.

    1. Hello!
      Please try the following formula:

      IF(J1="N","N","")

      Write this formula down in columns K,L,M,N.
      I hope this will help

  2. What is a equation blank -9 equals one

  3. Hello, is it possible to have a formula return a date? I want Excel to return a date if a column says completed. Thanks!

  4. Hii.
    I want to display a list of names of students who scored a 0 in a test.
    The problem I'm experiencing is of duplicacy.
    Please help.

  5. Hi Guys,
    Can you help me to solve this below mentioned if function in excel?

    =if(E1:E5="APPROVED", "APPROVED", "NOT APPROVED")

    2. Hi,
      Anyone can help me to solve this below mentioned if function in excel?

      =if(E1:E5="APPROVED", "APPROVED", "NOT APPROVED")

      In my document sheet,
      Column E,
      Cell 1 to Cell 5 will be either " APPROVED" or "REJECTED" or "NOT APPROVED"
      In cell 6 I need to use the above function. Text of E1 to E5 are 'APPROVED" then the cell 6 will be shown as "APPROVED" or "NOT APPROVED".

      1. Hello!
        Please use the following formula/the formula below to solve your task:

        =IF(SUM(--(E1:E5="APPROVED"))=5,"APPROVED","NOT APPROVED")

        I hope this will help

        1. Hi Alexander,
          I have tried but it's not working. Could you please explain to me the formula?

          =IF(SUM(--(E1:E5="APPROVED"))=5,"APPROVED","NOT APPROVED")
          about this "--" also =5

          1. Hi,
            If all cells E1 through E5 contain APPROVED, the formula returns APPROVED. What exactly isn't working?

  6. Hello

    I'm trying to create an if formula so that if I type into a cell any number in the adjacent cell it will return there name

    EG
    Number Students Name
    1 Joe Bloggs

  7. =IF(Sheet2!B3:B15="E1","8","-")
    This is Selvakumaran, for the above given formula i have using this to create a titme table for my teachers, but I couldn't get what i have expect, can u please help me?
    I have entered E1 in one of a cell in a range and I need result as "E1" in another cell but I couldn't get it.

    1. Hi,
      The IF function does not work with data ranges. Therefore, the expression

      IF(Sheet2!B3:B15= ......

      is incorrect.
      I cannot give more detailed advice, since you did not explain the problem in detail.

  8. I am having trouble with a formula hope you can help, I am trying to create a formula to put text in a cell.
    I have a cell that reference with a set target which is a percentage 85% and then and
    I want it to say if Col L7 which is a percentage value say 75%, is greater then a desire target which is in col K7 (85%) put YES if it is 85% or over put put no in NO if it is not

    IF L7 is >=(K7)85% "YES" but if is under <Less than 85% say (K7) "NO"

  9. Hi
    I made this below chart and I want a indicator in AVAILABLE Cell where I need red mark will show if Qty will be 5 Pcs or less than 5 Pcs. Please help me to get this problem solved. Here in AVAILABLE Cell I put the formula like this =IF([@AVAILABLE]="0","-1",[@STOCK]-[@[SALES QTY]])

    STOCK SALES QTY AVAILABLE
    20 Pcs 11 Pcs 09 Pcs ▲
    10 Pcs 09 Pcs 01 Pcs ▲
    05 Pcs 05 Pcs - ▼
    15 Pcs 04 Pcs 11 Pcs ▲
    09 Pcs 04 Pcs 05 Pcs ▲
    10 Pcs 05 Pcs 05 Pcs ▲

    I tried many ways changing the number inside the fomula but failed to correct this.
    Thanks
    Sazedul Munna

  10. Hello, I'm hoping you can help.
    I'm trying to create a formula for the following
    Have multiple Dept (example 3226.7191 33.24.71, etc in Column L) and I have cost associated to each line items in Column R.
    I want to create a formula which summaries the charges for each Dept.
    For example - the forumla would look down column L and if Dept=3226.7191 it would then look at column R and cross-reference all of the charges that appear in column R with all the time that Dept 3226.7191 appears and provides a summary of those charges

    1. Hello!
      You can get a list of values by condition using the FILTER function. Read this detailed guide.
      I hope this will help, otherwise please do not hesitate to contact me anytime.

  11. Hi
    How can i use if condition with range ( have 3 columns and need to say if the number in range A2:c5 more than 10 so its good

  12. I'm trying to replace words.
    Example:
    =IF(A1="XXX",REPLACE(A1,"G2"))

    If the wording in A1=XXX, I want to replace the words in A1 with the words on G2

    This doesn't return anything, what am I missing?

    Thank you, Swann

  13. Hi

    I need a formula in excel that ensures that cell can only be 9 characters long. And the following must show if the entry does not meet the requirements: a stop symbol and an error message that says: the text lenght must be 9 characters?

    Hope you can help

    1. Hello!
      Please check out the following article on our blog, it’ll be sure to help you with your task: Data validation in Excel.
      Use this formula:

      =LEN(A1)=9

      I hope I answered your question. If something is still unclear, please feel free to ask.

  14. I have made a formula

    =+DATEDIF($H$2,G4,"Y")&" years ,"&DATEDIF($H$2,G4,"md")& " Months and "&DATEDIF($H$2,G4,"yd")&" Days"

    Now i want that whenever the years are 0 or months are 0 only days should appear

    I can do that with IF statement that
    IF(DATEDIF($H$2,G4,"Y")&" years ,"=0,DATEDIF($H$2,G4,"md")& " Months and "&DATEDIF($H$2,G4,"yd")&" Days",DATEDIF($H$2,G4,"Y")&" years ,"&DATEDIF($H$2,G4,"md")& " Months and "&DATEDIF($H$2,G4,"yd")&" Days")

    as can be seen it is very lengthy
    Is there a better way?

  15. I have made a formula

    =+DATEDIF($H$2,G4,"Y")&" years ,"&DATEDIF($H$2,G4,"md")& " Months and "&DATEDIF($H$2,G4,"yd")&" Days"

    Now i want that whenever the result is =0,"Formula","")

    Basically I want the result of the "Formula" when it is true in the value_if_true part else blank but don't want to retype the "Formula" again every time in the value_if_true part in the IF formula

    1. Hello!
      Try the following formula:

      =IF($H$2<>G4,DATEDIF($H$2,G4,"Y")&" years ,"&DATEDIF($H$2,G4,"md")& " Months and "&DATEDIF($H$2,G4,"yd")&" Days","")

      I hope it’ll be helpful.

  16. Hi I need help,
    "The idea is to use the logical test to determine whether the current ID is the same as the previous ID. If so, use the old summation plus the current value as the new summation. If not, use the current value as the new summation."
    I have ID numbers from A2:A693 and need to sum B2:B693 but the ID numbers go up to 148
    thank you

    1. Hello!
      I’m sorry but your task is not entirely clear to me.
      Please describe your problem in more detail. Include an example of the source data and the result you want to get. It’ll help me understand your request better and find a solution for you.

  17. Hi All,

    If I have 4 different ranges, and want to make a formula in excel. Can you please help on this?
    1- Less or equal to 65% is Bad
    2- Between 65% and 110% is Good
    3- Between 111% and 200% is Awesome
    4- More than 200% is Maverick

    Thank you for your support

  18. Hello,

    I need a cell to show"try again" if the answer is incorrect. Can you show me the formula.

    1+5=6 If answer incorrect to display "Try again"
    T6+V6 ANSWER ON W6

    Thank you

    1. Hello!
      I believe the following formula will help you solve your task:

      IF((T6+V6)<>W6, "Try again", "OK")

  19. +IFERROR(VLOOKUP($D$2:$D$495,JAN_TB!$A$2:$F$183,3,FALSE)," ",IF(VLOOKUP($D$2:$D$495,JAN_TB!$A$5:$F$441,3,FALSE)=0,0,VLOOKUP($D$2:$D$495,JAN_TB!$A$5:$I$203,3,FALSE))) there is an error of connecting IFERROR fomula Please help me

  20. +IFERROR(VLOOKUP($D$2:$D$495,JAN_TB!$A$2:$F$183,3,FALSE)," ",IF(VLOOKUP($D$2:$D$495,JAN_TB!$A$5:$F$441,3,FALSE)=0,0,VLOOKUP($D$2:$D$495,JAN_TB!$A$5:$I$203,3,FALSE)))

  21. =concatenate("Date",text(sheet no.2!$A$1,"mm/dd/yy") I use this formula and there is a date appear which is in sheet no. 2 are empty. I want is empty cell to be appear.. Please help me.. Thanks

  22. Hi Svetlana

    I'm trying to build a spreadsheet to progressively record a players best scores on each of 18 golf holes, over four rounds of golf.

    So on day one they will have a score on each of 18 holes. Their total for the 18 holes will be shown at the end.

    On each successive day, if they have a better score on one or more of those holes, then the score for those holes will change, along with their total for 18 holes.

    So as an example:

    Day 1

    HOLE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

    SCORE 2 2 3 2 0 2 3 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 29

    Day 2

    HOLE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

    SCORE 2 2 3 3 0 2 3 3 0 2 2 1 2 2 4 1 1 0 33

    On day two, they had a better score on holes 4, 11 and 15, so their overall total increased by 4 to 33.

    This would be repeated on days 3 and 4 and changes made depending on their scores for each individual hole.

    The objective is to determine the players best scores on each of 18 holes, over 4 rounds.

    I would appreciate any help you can give so that I can build my Excel spreadsheet.

    kind regards

    Dave

  23. Hello,
    I've been trying to figure this out, in the worksheet given to me as an assignment, the question is to use the if statement to recruit workers that have applied but the must be SLIM AND FEMALE and I have no idea on how to come up with a formula for that considering the fact that there are 2 conditions(slim and female)

  24. Going out on a limb & praying I get some help. It is more a 2 part issue and as a result I tried to break it apart. Thanks in advance if anyone does help out. If not, I completely understand.

    Overview: We have to record the absences at my job. When the agents call in we obtain some basic information. It is a voicemail inbox though. So sometimes it is extremely hard to understand things. The managers continue to add things they want us to track. With larger numbers of staff it has just become a nightmare.

    Issue 1:
    When the agents call in we obtain some basic information and send it out to our managers/supervisors/QA team. What I was trying to determine is if there was some way to take the data I have on an alternate spreadsheet, and make it so that when I enter the agent's phone number it will populate the basic data for us? Essentially, we have a field for last name, first name, supervisor, their reason for missing, shift start time, department, and site.

    What I have been working on for weeks was a table that actually contains the data I want to be pulled in when the phone number is entered. I've added some extra fields that would allow for alternate phone numbers and things like that. So if the agent ever uses a phone number not in the system we could just add it to their "profile" & increase the chances of the automatic entry. I was also going to build a list of generic reasons that contain no details. Just because that is yet another thing the managers & clients both want. Totals of each reason.

    My big question is: is this even possible? Making it so that when 1 thing of text is entered into a cell - the other data populates automatically?

    Issue 2: The main manager wanted a running total at the top of the page. I used =COUNTIF in order to make that operational. However, the client requests a more detailed breakdown. They basically want a total for each start time + what department they are. So for example, I'd have 20 for 7:45 - 2 are Claims / 1 is a Team Lead. 12 for 8:00 - 3 chat + 4 dual skilled etc. etc. etc.

    I was trying to figure a way to where as the call outs were entered in - the formula would automatically be totaling everything.

    Another thing that may be useful with this 2nd issue.... The last sentence basically explains why I felt that way:

    Our manager wanted a total at the top of the spreadsheet. I would often forget to tally it up. So I used =COUNTIF and.... Yeah... I'm not an expert. So I just added an extra row and I put the "bitcoin B" symbol in that row. Thus it only counts that symbol. When a new day starts I just delete the "B" out of that row. I also have a row called "Filter". They want us to keep all of the past data but want the column headers in the email. The easiest way for me was to just put an X in this "Filter" column for todays call outs. When tomorrow rolls around I just delete the X out, filter to show only the "X" (removing blank fields). And repeat daily. So it keeps all the past call outs (We average 20k per year) out of way. ----

    Reasoning mentioned above & possibly the only useful part of that ramble: I didn't know if having the unique symbol already active would help with the counting process since the range it is counting will be changing on a daily basis. I thought maybe the "B" symbol would help identify what needs to be counted.

    Very likely all of this is impossible and that is why no one else has done it already and I am just an idiot?

    1. Hello!
      As you enter text in a cell, other data can be automatically filled in using the VLOOKUP or INDEX + MATCH function.
      Unfortunately, without seeing your data it is impossible to give you advice.
      I'm sorry, it is not very clear what result you want to get. Could you please describe your task in more detail and send us a small sample workbook with the source data and expected result to support@ablebits.com? Please shorten your tables to 10-20 rows/columns and include the link to your blog comment.
      We'll look into your task and try to help.

  25. Hi Svetlana,

    I have a range of cells across a sheet (24 rows x 27 columns).

    => First Column is Cycle (rows 1 to 24 )

    =>Last column(27th) is "Total Days" which is summation of columns "Days" having values ( 29 or 30 or 31 or 32 or 33 ) resulting to "Total Days" 364 or 365 or 366 for the year, which are derived as difference between two columns having dates. eg Col B2 = (17/03/2020) ; Col C2 = (16/04/2020) ; Col D2 = 30. Where D2 = C2-B2.

    =>In the sheet ,after "Cycle", Next two columns are having "Months" and third is "Days", but the subsequent columns after this are "Months" and "Days". Month cells are custom formatted as mmm-yy like:

    Cycle | Mar-20 | Apr-20 | Days | May-20 | Days | Jun-19 | Days | Jul-19 | Days | Aug-19 | Days | Sep-19 | Days | Oct-19 | Days | Nov-19 | Days | Dec-19 | Days | Jan-20 | Days | Feb-20 | Days | Mar-20 | Days | Total Days

    =>Each Month cell below is a linked formula to next date of the column Month cell across the range such that for Months, the formula is to avoid dates from a range of public holidays and Sundays between cells C33 and C103 which are maintained in col C64 onwards.
    eg.
    I2 cell formula is
    =IF(ISERROR(MATCH((G25+1),$C$33:$C$103,0)),(G25+1),IF(ISERROR(MATCH((G25+2),$C$33:$C$103,0)),(G25+2),(IF(ISERROR(MATCH((G25+3),$C$33:$C$103,0)),(G25+3),IF(ISERROR(MATCH((G25+4),$C$33:$C$103,0)),(G25+4),IF(ISERROR(MATCH((G25+5),$C$33:$C$103,0)),(G25+5),IF(ISERROR(MATCH((G25+6),$C$33:$C$103,0)),(G25+6),"More than 6 days")))))))

    I3 Cell Formula is
    =IF(ISERROR(MATCH((I2+1),$C$33:$C$103,0)),(I2+1),IF(ISERROR(MATCH((I2+2),$C$33:$C$103,0)),(I2+2),(IF(ISERROR(MATCH((I2+3),$C$33:$C$103,0)),(I2+3),IF(ISERROR(MATCH((I2+4),$C$33:$C$103,0)),(I2+4),IF(ISERROR(MATCH((I2+5),$C$33:$C$103,0)),(I2+5),IF(ISERROR(MATCH((I2+6),$C$33:$C$103,0)),(I2+6),"More than 6 days")))))))

    =>The whole idea is to match the difference between dates across the sheet to fit in (364 or 365 or 366) total days and Col "Days" between (28 to 32) such that each cycle average number of days is maintained close to 30.

    =>What formula can be set to fill dates in particular cell C33 onwards to achieve the above?

    Thanks and regards,
    Dev.

  26. Can i do such a formula: If value in column A has the letters CC at the beginning, then delete the CC?

    1. Hi,
      Using a formula, you can display the value in another cell and remove extra characters:

      =IF(LEFT(A1,2)="CC",REPLACE(A1,1,2,""),A1)

      I hope my advice will help you solve your task.

      1. Thank you so much Alex.
        Now how do i add to this formula that the last 3 letters should be removed as well?
        For example: if i have a list of the following
        CCGDR3M-1#1.
        CCG5M-05#2.
        CCGD34GM-11#5.
        and i want to remove the CC at the beginning and the #1. or the #2. or the #5. at the end (Note: i want to remove the . as well)

  27. How do I change a colum with (NO) to read (0) while Colum with (YES) to read (1),Column with (NOT RANGED) to read (-)

  28. Hi,

    I'm stuck with the following problem.

    I'm trying to work out loss and gain on a starting number so my formula is -

    =IF(C2<D2, "GAIN", "LOSS") and so on...

    However, It will always show "LOSS" in the cell when cell D2 is blank. I only want it to show LOSS if a number has been inputted in both cells. Would anyone know what I need to change for this?

  29. would it be possible to have two formulas in one cell

  30. how do i write a formula for
    if a value on a cell is less than or equal 3.99sf on a particular column it should always show and calculate as 4sf on my h column
    Reply

    Alexander Trifuntov (Ablebits.com Team) says:
    February 19, 2021 at 8:21 am

    Hello!
    If I got you right, the formula below will help you with your task:

    =IF(A1<4,4,A1)

    I hope this will help, otherwise please do not hesitate to contact me anytime.

    Hi
    Thank you for your response, it does work but i have assigned different formula already on cell, how can i apply your formula on an entire column, i tried this method and it doesnt work, by the way im doing all this on google sheet.

    1. Hello!
      I wrote this formula based on the description you provided in your original comment. Explain what is not working. If you want to write 2 formulas in a cell, then this is not possible.

  31. how do i write a formula for
    if a value on a cell is less than or equal 3.99sf on a particular column it should always show and calculate as 4sf on my h column

    1. Hello!
      If I got you right, the formula below will help you with your task:

      =IF(A1<4,4,A1)

      I hope this will help, otherwise please do not hesitate to contact me anytime.

  32. here is a digit X in B1. IFB1 80 it must be 80, otherwise x
    what is the formula? pls help

  33. Hi,

    I need help trying to create a formula that determines if the cell contains a numeric value or an alphanumeric value. If it is an alphanumeric value, leave it as is, but if it is a numeric value and letters. For example if 123456, then change to INV123456, and if INV123456 leave it alone.

    1. Hi,
      Please check the formula below, it should work for you:

      =IF(ISNUMBER(--(A1)),"INV123456",A1)

      I hope I answered your question.

  34. Hi there
    I have what I believe a very simple comparison to make between two date columns:
    I want to compare column A2 and column B2 and have the formula tell me if A2 is less than B2.
    So far, what I'm using is giving me false results.
    I have tried:
    =A2<B2
    and also
    =IF (A2<B2,"Yes","No") but this also gave incorrect results.

    Example data:
    A2: 08/09/2020
    B2: 14/07/2020
    In this example the query about whether or not A2 is smaller than B2 should yield a "No" result but it is throwing out a "Yes" when it is clear that the A2 date is a greater date.

    My date format is DD/MM/YYYY.

    Can anybody help?

    1. Hi,
      Check your dates. I think that cell B2 is written as text, not as a date. Maybe the date format of 14/07/2020 does not match your Windows date format. Maybe the correct format is 07/14/2020. Check the date and time settings in the Control Panel.

    2. Hi all... please ignore my query! I've worked it out.

      Simply had to run Date - Text to Columns on my Date columns (already formatted as Date Format) in order to get the formula to compare the dates properly.

      Hope this helps someone else!

      cheers
      Kaz

      1. Gah! Typo... that solution was:

        Data - Text to Columns (NOT Date - Text to Columns).

        Time to sign out!

        -Kaz

  35. Hello Alexander,
    If you are able to assist me with my request, it would be greatly appreciated. I am trying to have a cell be copied from sheet 1 to sheet 2 when an "if" value is met. For example:

    if a cell in the d column on sheet 1 reads "T", then I want the matching cell in e column to be copied to sheet 2.

    The context is, that when a task is Tabled (T), in my list of things done in that day (Sheet 1), then on the following sheet (Sheet 2), a list of future tasks will be created. As the task is completed, I would change the status on the original page, and the task would no longer be carried over to the corresponding cell on sheet 2 . This would assist me in organizing my weekly to-do list.

    Thank you for considering my request.
    M.Tucker

    1. Hello!
      Here is the article that may be helpful to you: Vlookup multiple matches and return results in a column.
      and this article: Excel reference to another sheet or workbook (external reference).
      Use an array formula

      =IFERROR(INDEX($E$2:$E$13, SMALL(IF($H$1=$D$2:$D$13, ROW($E$2:$E$13)-1,""), ROW()-2)),"")

      This is an array formula and it needs to be entered via Ctrl + Shift + Enter, not just Enter.
      Change the links in the formula according to your data.
      After that you can copy this formula down along the column.

      I hope my advice will help you solve your task.

  36. THANKS
    USING YOUR IDEA I DONE MY FULL DAY WORK WITHIN 1 HOUR
    THANKYOU VERY MUCH

  37. Hi Alexander. I am blown away by the amount of answers you have addressed in this thread! Thank you for offering so much value out there...hoping that mine will be included ;-)

    I am trying to use an IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH formula to perform a calculation based on whether a partial text match exists. I am wanting to pull the text from a cell and use that cell address in the formula to test for a partial match in another field. Otherwise I will be required to manually input the text multiple times throughout the formula. I'm having issues getting the formula to pull my text from a cell....for example:

    =IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("*b3*",B$15)), C$15, C$21) where the text I'm looking for is located in cell b3. Is there syntax that will accomplish this?

    1. Hello!
      If I got you right, the formula below will help you with your task:

      =IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH(B3,C$15,1)), C$15, C$21)

      You can read more about the SEARCH function in this article.

      1. Thanks Alexander! That is so obvious now that I see it that I am embarrassed. I've tried it and it works perfectly. Thank you again for your quick, straightforward help!

  38. Struggling with an If statement.

    =(IF(D4="S", ((H4-F4)/(F4-I4), (IF(D4="L",((F4-H4)/(I4-F4))))

    what I tried entering. keeps rejecting the formula.
    It's my trade journal and looking to determine risk rewad. So when I go Long it needs the L formula and Short the S.

    Appreciate any help

    1. Hello!
      I can’t test your formula as it uses your data.
      Try the following formula:

      =IF(D4="S", (H4-F4)/(F4-I4), IF(D4="L",(F4-H4)/(I4-F4),""))

      Hope this is what you need.

  39. I saw that you really active in replying comments ^^.
    I want some answers too for my problem.

    Is it possible to put/show results to another cell? (i dont know what this method called/its name; or this cant be implemented in Excel)

    Lets say:
    A1 value is 0
    A2 value is 0
    A3 value is 0
    A4 value is 0

    When A1 value turn to 1
    A2 = 200
    A3 = 400
    A4 = 600

    Its something like this,
    if A1 =1, A2 = 200*A1 | A3 = 400*A1 | A4 = 600*A1

    A single cell that using fuction, and write the results into other cell

    Is it possible?
    THanks

    1. Hello!
      An Excel formula can only write the result to the cell in which it is located. If a value has already been written in a cell, then it can only be changed using a VBA macro

      1. Thanks ya ~ i will look into VBA.

  40. I am working on a daily deployment graph where the hours someone begins a shift is in column A and the time they leave is in column B. If cell A1 shown 1100 and Cell B1 shows 1300, I want cell P1, Q1, AND R1 to turn white filled. =if(a1=1100, P1:Q1*WHITE) or something like this if that makes sense?

  41. How to formulate this into the function

    if cell A1 is multiplied by a number then put value of 1 in cell A2

    1. hello!
      How do you want to know that cell A1 is being multiplied by a number? Please describe this condition in detail.

  42. Hi.

    I'm trying to lookup if text matches to return a text string and if it doesn't match, to lookup in another sheet, but it only is seeming to check the first lookup, not the second.

    =IF(VLOOKUP(C2687,'Master Data'!A:A,1,FALSE)=C2687, "regular listed", IF(VLOOKUP(C2687,'Community Service - Master Data'!A:A,1,FALSE)=C2687, "community service", "No Master Data!"))

  43. Hello I'm looking to have the formula work: =ISTEXT(IF('Investment Center'!$B$6:B26=E46,'Investment Center'!$C$6:C26))

    All fields are text and I want to have the following logic. If anywhere within Investment Center'!$B$6:B26 equals to E46 then return value of 'Investment Center'!$C$6:C26. All entires are text.

    1. Hello!
      If I understand you correctly, you want to return not one value, but an array. Then try this formula

      =IF(SUM(--(B6:B26=$E$46))>0,C6:C26,"")

      Hope this is what you need.

  44. =IF(L444<3,"PASS","FAIL")=IF 0 =N/A

    HELP Please

  45. Hello.
    I'm trying to us an IF function to a cell that has a small formula F7 has this formula(=F1-F2) but it wont work. It will work if I type the correct number in there but if it is coming from the small formula it is coming up up as "False" Can you help?
    F7 has this formula (=F1-F2)
    Example: If F7...
    is greater than or equal to 0.5 then 2
    is less than or equal to -0.5 then -2
    is in the range of 0.4 to -0.4 then 1
    All in one formula?
    I hope that makes sense.

    1. Hello!
      If I understand your task correctly, the following formula should work for you:

      =IF((F1-F2) >= 0.5,2,IF((F1-F2) <= -0.5,-2,IF(AND((F1-F2) >= -0.4,(F1-F2) <= 0.4),1,"")))

      I hope it’ll be helpful.

  46. Hi.

    I am trying to do a product costing spreadsheet. working with 3 different rates of VAT. i'm hoping to indicate which one of the rates applies to the product with a check box? and then using the IF function to give me 'cost per item' based on what rate is selected because the others don't apply.

    Hope this makes sense :)

    1. Hello!
      You can check 3 boxes for each VAT. With the IF function, you will check the value of 3 cells. You can also use the dropdown list and specify 3 VAT values in it. Then, in the formula, just use the value from the dropdown list.
      I hope this will help, otherwise please do not hesitate to contact me anytime.

  47. Hello, I'm working with a large amount of text in excel and trying to create a formula where text in one column (name of country) and text in another column (name of a political party) produces a specific pre-set code to identify a specific party. Dataset includes dozens of countries and hundreds of parties.

    1. Hello!
      I’m sorry but your task is not entirely clear to me. Could you please describe it in more detail? What result do you want to get? Give an example of the source data and the expected result.

  48. I have a question I am using IF function to a cell, if the cell is FALSE, it will appear as blank. But when a date is inputted i want it to add 2 more days. Is that possible? or how can i do that?

    1. Hello!
      If I understand your task correctly, the following formula should work for you:

      =IF(A1=FALSE,"",IF(CELL("format",A1)="D4",A1+2,""))

      You can learn more about CELL function in Excel in this article on our blog.
      I hope I answered your question. If something is still unclear, please feel free to ask.

  49. I WANT A HELP
    IF i= 5
    in cell A1 it shall write A1
    in cell A2 it shall write A2
    in cell A3 it shall write A3
    in cell A4 it shall write A4
    in cell A5 it shall write A5

    1. Hi,
      I hope you have studied the recommendations in the tutorial above. It contains answers to your question.
      What does the condition i = 5 mean?

  50. Hi
    I have a problem to use IF statement to give me text value when a numeric value condition is met.
    Example:
    If cell "A" is more than "15" should give text "H" (High) in cell B, if value equals "5" but less than "15" should give "M" (Medium), and less than "5" should give "L" (Low).

    I will appreciate your help.
    Thanks

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