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These Excel tips specifically covers tips related to functions - including the IF function. Many of the articles include examples to make it easier to understand how the functions work.
Using the COUNTA Function in Excel
A very useful, yet little known function in Excel is COUNTA, which will count up the number of cells containing data – either numbers or labels in a selected range. If you have a membership list for an organization or club, you can use COUNTA to find out quickly and easily how many members are on the list, and, if the membership changes, the function will automatically update the total.
Performing Calculations with the Excel IF Function
The IF function is one of Excel’s most useful and well used functions. Basically is asks whether a certain condition is true or false. If the condition is true, the function will do one thing, if the condition is false, the function will do something else. You can have the IF perform different calculations depending whether the function returns a true value or not.
Using the IF Function to Enter Data
The IF function is one of Excel’s most useful functions. What it does is test to see whether a certain condition is true or false. One option for using the IF function is to have it enter values into target cells, depending on whether the tested condition is true or false. This article covers using the IF function to enter values into a spreadsheet.
Using the IF Function to Enter Text
The IF function is one of Excel’s most useful functions. What it does is test to see whether a certain condition is true or false. If the condition is true, the function will do one thing, if the condition is false, the function will do something else. One option for using the IF function is to have it enter different words into a cell, depending on whether the tested condition is true or false. This article covers using the IF function to entering text into a spreadsheet.
Leaving Blank Cells When Using the IF Function
The IF function is one of Excel’s most useful functions. What it does is test to see whether a certain condition is true or false. If the condition is true, the function will do one thing, if the condition is false, the function will do something else. One option for using the IF function is to have it leave cells blank, depending on whether the tested condition is true or false. This article covers leaving cells blank when using the IF function.
Nesting IF Functions in Excel
The IF function is one of Excel’s most useful functions. What it does is test to see whether a certain condition is true or false. If the condition is true, the function will do one thing, if the condition is false, the function will do something else. To increase the flexibility of the function, one IF function can be "nested" inside another. This article covers nesting one IF function inside another.
Date Function in Excel
There are a number of date functions available in Excel. Depending on your needs, you can use a date function in Excel to return the current date, the current time, or the day of the week. This article covers the most commonly used date functions used in Excel.
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