IF statements in Excel are my secret sauce for transforming spreadsheets into intelligent decision-making tools. They respond to changing data, allowing me to streamline my work.

In particular, there’s the IF statement, which generates by far the most Excel-related queries to Answer Line. But once you’re familiar with it, it’s a breeze. At least for simple stuff.

For example, if a spreadsheet lists sales figures, you can use Excel logic statements to determine whether cell values exceed a certain threshold, above which your salesperson earns a commission.

For example: =IF(A1>10, "Greater than 10", "Less than or equal to 10") How to use ranges with IF functions? You can apply the IF function to an entire range of cells by entering it as an array formula ...

For example, if it’s raining, then close the windows, else/otherwise leave the windows open. (To see more examples, see our story on getting started with Excel IF statements.) 5. Nested IF statement ...

In normal circumstances, Excel places a limit on the number of nested conditional formulas that you can use. The limit is 7. However, it is possible to circumvent the limitation over the number of ...

For instance, you can combine the REGEXTEST function with an Excel IF statement and display the appropriate message based on the result. Here is an example formula: =IF (REGEXTEST (B3, ...