IF

Definition of IF

Returns one value if a logical expression is `TRUE` and another if it is `FALSE`.

Sample Usage

IF(A2 = "foo","A2 is foo")

IF(A2,"A2 was true","A2 was false")

IF(TRUE,4,5)

Syntax

IF(logical_expression, value_if_true, value_if_false)

• logical_expression - An expression or reference to a cell containing an expression that represents some logical value, i.e. TRUE or FALSE.

• value_if_true - The value the function returns if logical_expression is TRUE.

• value_if_false - [ OPTIONAL - blank by default ] - The value the function returns if logical_expression is FALSE.

Notes

• Ensure that value_if_true and value_if_false are provided to the function in the correct order - this is the single most common source of problems with IF.

See Also

IFERROR: Returns the first argument if it is not an error value, otherwise returns the second argument if present, or a blank if the second argument is absent.

In order to use the IF formula, start with your edited Excellentable

Then type in the IF Formula in the area you would like to display the outcome:

Type in the complete IF formula for a cell as shown below:

Excellentable will generate the outcome when hitting enter. 

	A	B	C
1	State	Population	Total area in mi2	Land area in mi2	Water area in mi2
2	Alabama	4833722	52,420 (135,767)
3	Alaska	735132	665,384 (1,723,337)
4	Arizona	6626624	113,990 (295,233)
5	Arkansas	2959373	53,179 (137,733)
6	California	38332521	163,695 (423,968)
7	Colorado	5268367	104,094 (269,602)
8	Connecticut	3596080	5,543 (14,356)
9	Delaware	925749	2,489 (6,446)
10	Florida	19552860	65,758 (170,312)
11	Georgia	9992167	59,425 (153,910)
12	Hawaii	1404054	10,932 (28,314)
13	Idaho	1612136	83,569 (216,443)
14
15		7

	D	E	F
1

House seat(s)

50,645 (131,170)

1,775 (4,597)

7

570,641 (1,477,950)

94,743 (245,383)

1

113,594 (294,207)

396 (1,026)

9

52,035 (134,770)

1,143 (2,960)

4

155,779 (403,466)

7,916 (20,502)

53

103,642 (268,432)

452 (1,171)

7

4,842 (12,541)

701 (1,816)

5

1,949 (5,048)

540 (1,399)

1

53,625 (138,888)

12,133 (31,424)

27

57,513 (148,958)

1,912 (4,950)

14

6,423 (16,635)

4,509 (11,678)

2

82,643 (214,044)

926 (2,398)

2

TRUE

TRUE

TRUE

FALSE

TRUE

FALSE

TRUE

FALSE

TRUE

FALSE

TRUE

FALSE