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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)
2
50,645 (131,170)
1,775 (4,597)
7
3
570,641 (1,477,950)
94,743 (245,383)
1
4
113,594 (294,207)
396 (1,026)
9
5
52,035 (134,770)
1,143 (2,960)
4
6
155,779 (403,466)
7,916 (20,502)
53
7
103,642 (268,432)
452 (1,171)
7
8
4,842 (12,541)
701 (1,816)
5
9
1,949 (5,048)
540 (1,399)
1
10
53,625 (138,888)
12,133 (31,424)
27
11
57,513 (148,958)
1,912 (4,950)
14
12
6,423 (16,635)
4,509 (11,678)
2
13
82,643 (214,044)
926 (2,398)
2
14
15
G
1
2
TRUE
3
TRUE
4
TRUE
5
FALSE
6
TRUE
7
FALSE
8
TRUE
9
FALSE
10
TRUE
11
FALSE
12
TRUE
13
FALSE
14
15

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