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Excel 2003 IF Function Step by Step Tutorial

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Starting the IF Function
Starting the Excel IF Function

Starting the IF Function

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Starting the IF function

When you write an IF function in Excel, you always start by typing the equal sign in the cell where you want the answer to appear. Following this, for our tutorial, is the IF keyword and the opening round bracket.

For our tutorial:

Click on cell D1 with your mouse pointer and type the equal sign followed by the “IF” keyword and a left or opening round bracket. So far in cell D1 you should have:

=IF(

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