Excel 2003 IF Function Step by Step Tutorial

By Ted French, About.com Guide

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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• The IF Function - Step by Step Tutorial
• Enter the Data for the IF Function
• Starting the IF Function
• Parts of the IF Function
• Writing the IF Function Logic Test
• Adding the "Value if True" Argument to the IF Function
• Adding the "Value if False" Argument to the IF Function
• Copying the IF Function to Other Cells

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