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Excel IF function formula – 12 Examples

Written By: admin on March 8, 2010 25 Comments

See 12 different examples of how to use the IF function in Excel. This video starts with IF function basics and then shows 12 different examples of how the IF function can be used in formulas. Also see these excel functions AND, OR, SUM, AVEARAGE, STDEVP, and VLOOKUP.

  • How to use the IF function to put
    • 1 of 2 numbers in a cell or formula.
    • 1 of 2 words in a cell or formula.
    • 1 of 2 text strings in a cell or formula.
    • 1 of 2 formulas in a cell or formula.
    • 1 of 2 functions in a cell or formula.
    • 1 of 2 cell ranges in a cell or formula.
  • How to have more than one IF (Nested IF Ifs).
  • When to switch to the VLOOKUP function.
  • How to build multiple criteria formulas with the IF function.
  • How to use the AND function with the IF function.
  • How to use the OR function with the IF function.

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25 Responses to “Excel IF function formula – 12 Examples”

  1. ExcelIsFun on: 8 March 2010 at 10:20 pm

    Try this video:

    Excel Magic Trick #71: Excel Will Talk To You

  2. nicoyanicoya on: 8 March 2010 at 11:06 pm

    learning a trick a week!
    how did you get your excel to “say” the numbers..i can hear it in the background!

  3. ExcelIsFun on: 8 March 2010 at 11:32 pm

    Now that’s probably an Excel first!

  4. bbdarthchris007 on: 8 March 2010 at 11:51 pm

    I made an excel “program” to help me punish my kid fairly. I love it you can do almost anything with excel

  5. hasina21 on: 8 March 2010 at 11:52 pm

    Thanks for the replay anyway appreciate it.

  6. ExcelIsFun on: 8 March 2010 at 11:54 pm

    I do not know how to do that. You should post your question to the Mr Excel Message Board (THE smarest Excelers around ahng out at this site):

    mrexcel[dot]com/forum

  7. hasina21 on: 9 March 2010 at 12:14 am

    Hi, I am looking to validate UK Postal Code using IF formula in MS Excel, can you be any help!!! The postal code is should be in the following format:

    AN NAA
    ANN NAA
    AAN NAA
    ANA NAA
    AANA NAA
    AANN NAA

    When A is alphabet and N is number. If the condition is incorrect then highlight that particular cell that contains the incorrect postcode.
    Many thanks in advance.

  8. ExcelIsFun on: 9 March 2010 at 12:33 am

    Search for and watch this video tile:

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  9. kohtnet on: 9 March 2010 at 12:36 am

    Excewllent just saw your viedeo. I want to learn excel and want to be perfect but I am just a biggner. How long it takes to be perfect in excel. How can i download your download the workbooks. I hope i can learn something for your watcing video’s. I write down what you says in videos and it’s takes a long time. If you a note which you have a videos’ might be learn fast. Keep on posting. Thank

  10. ExcelIsFun on: 9 March 2010 at 1:25 am

    I will!!

  11. nicoyanicoya on: 9 March 2010 at 1:26 am

    love that u are doing 2007 now !!!
    Keep it up professor !!!

  12. TheDanCas on: 9 March 2010 at 1:57 am

    there’s two L’s in his name…

  13. ExcelIsFun on: 9 March 2010 at 2:30 am

    You are welcome! I am happy to hear that you download the workbooks also, many people don’t, and thus don’t get the full effect!!

  14. romanticgirl888 on: 9 March 2010 at 2:41 am

    Dear Mr. ExceIsFun,

    You rock! I learned so much for your videos and workbook. Thanks!!!

    Jen

  15. ExcelIsFun on: 9 March 2010 at 2:58 am

    If you look down the IF function playlist:
    1) You will see the videos about “nesting” IF functions, which will be good for your question about how to have multiple IFs in one formula
    2) You will see one for “Medain IF”, this one will show how to use IF in an array.

  16. Mynotoar on: 9 March 2010 at 3:11 am

    That was especially interesting, the part on using a drop-down list to be able to decide what specifically to calculate. I’m gonna trundle through this playlist in the hope that I find how to use IF in an array / multiple IFs lol.

  17. ExcelIsFun on: 9 March 2010 at 4:11 am

    I don’t understand your question. Can you state your question differently?

  18. poi9090 on: 9 March 2010 at 4:45 am

    here displayed #name? =/

  19. ExcelIsFun on: 9 March 2010 at 5:29 am

    Dear BerPC96,

    I don’t know who Video Professor is. But I have over 800 Excel how to videos. You may be interested in the Excel Basics Series and the Highline Excel Class series. watch this video title to see how to get to these videos and how to download the free book and Excel workbboks:

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    –excelisfun

  20. BerPC96 on: 9 March 2010 at 5:34 am

    Taking this in college right now what are some out of class materials that you can give me that would help supplement my learning experience……does video professor warrant any investigation for good material????
    Thanks!

  21. ExcelIsFun on: 9 March 2010 at 5:38 am

    Dear RJ8976,

    I have a Video Playlist that shows many ways to do this:

    Various Excel Grade Book Examples

    If you can’t find it, search for and watch this video that will show you how to use the excelisfun channel including finding Playlists:

    Search For Excel Videos Download Excel Files excelisfun

    –excelisfun

  22. RJ8976 on: 9 March 2010 at 6:27 am

    I am just learning to use excel and was wondering what the if function would look like when trying to determine which students Passed/Failed (i.e. got a mark of 50% or >). I tried a few different things but I cant get it to work…

    thanks!

  23. ExcelIsFun on: 9 March 2010 at 7:00 am

    Dear huyenng,

    Try this video:

    Excel Magic Trick #5: Data Validation & VLOOKUP

    –excelisfun

  24. huyenng on: 9 March 2010 at 7:24 am

    EXCELlent!
    I have a question: how to make the DROPDOWN, like the one you have in your example.

  25. ExcelIsFun on: 9 March 2010 at 7:48 am

    Dear pwnions08 ,

    You are welcome!

    –excelisfun

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