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Help with an Excel Formula/Command Please
Good Afternoon, I need help with a formula which I am trying to put into an Excel Spreadsheet please. I'm not sure how to do what I want to do. Please See The Diagram Below. I am wanting to put...
- Glad to help. Based on your screenshots, I thought cells I3:I6 were merged, which means the value is stored in I3. It looks like you merged I4:I6, which is why your correction worked! I really glad that this caused you to do some research and learn about some awesome formula capabilities in Excel.
Please mark one of my responses as the Best Response. Thanks!
You can use nested IF statements to achieve the desired result. This should work:
=IF(I3=G3,H3,IF(I3=G4,H4,IF(I3=G5,H5,IF(I3=G6,H6))))
If this answers your request, please consider marking it as the approved solution. Thank you!
- Hi Don - UPDATE - You were exactly right - it was just that you had 1 simple error in your formula (very easy to do).
The I3 (which was the reference cell) should have been I4
I used your formula & substituted I4 for your I3 & it worked perfectly. Brilliant, thank you.
I must admit that by having this small error in your response to me, it made me think a lot about 'Nested IF statements', so I learn't a lot (Deliberate on your part ? 🙂 )
Thank you again for your help Don,
Kind Regards,
Andrew (Gold Coast, Australia)- Glad to help. Based on your screenshots, I thought cells I3:I6 were merged, which means the value is stored in I3. It looks like you merged I4:I6, which is why your correction worked! I really glad that this caused you to do some research and learn about some awesome formula capabilities in Excel.
Please mark one of my responses as the Best Response. Thanks!Looks like the updated version1.5 didn't attach & send last message........
Here it is,
Kind Regards,
Andrew
I'm looking around on this page but I'm still struggling 😞
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/if-function-nested-formulas-and-avoiding-pitfalls-0b22ff44-f149-44ba-aeb5-4ef99da241c8Hi Don,
Thank you so much for taking time to try & help me with the required formula.
I think we are getting close with your suggestion & I'm pleased that there obviously is a solution out there to be found, however the formula you gave me just didn't quite work. I had a play around but couldn't get it right.
Here's (a screenshot of) what came up on the sheet for me,
Could it be something to do with,
* the possible requirement for a 'value if false' ?
* Gaps in the formula after the commas ?
* Use of the 'square brackets' [ and ] ?
I hope this helps you to possibly 'tweek it up' a little, so it works 🙂
Many Thanks,
Andrew
