Writing An If Statement In Excel

74 comments to "Excel IF OR function with formula examples"

Office neophyte says:

Your examples helped me find a solution - thanks for posting this page.

Please check to see if the following is an error in the section "IF OR statement in Excel" where you state the lines below [in brackets like those enclosing this phrase to avoid confusion if I used double quotes]:

[ Here's is an example of the IF OR formula in the simplest form:

=IF(OR(B2="delivered", B2="paid"), "Closed", "Open")

What the formula says is this: If cell B2 contains "delivered" or "cancelled", mark the order as "Closed", otherwise "Open". ]

However, as I read the formula, it indicates that if cell B2 contains "delivered" or "paid" (not "cancelled") then the order will be marked as "Closed". If you look at the screen shot, the row containing "Cancelled" shows a Status of "Open", not "Closed" as your explanation states it will. Please clarify for your readers.
- Hello!
  
  Of course, it is "paid", not "cancelled". Thank you for pointing that out, fixed!
Dawn R. Landron says:

I am trying to say that if One Cell = this amount add / subtract a Certain amount.

Can this be done??

EX: =IF(D6/7=E6,G6) OR (D6/7=E6,H6) OR (D6/7=E6,I6) OR (D6/7=E6,J6) OR (D6/7=E6,K6)

Thx...Dawn
- Hi!
  Sorry, I cannot understand your formula
SAH VERMA says:

=IF(AND(A2="VISHAL", B2="HP", C2=610), "6", "10"), IF(AND(A2="VISHAL", B2="HP", C2=2310), "15", "20")

WILL THIS WORK?????????
I NEED TO ENTER MULTIPLE RESULT IN A SINGLE CELL, FROM DIFFERENT CONDITIONS.
- Hello!
  Your conditions contradict each other. For example, if A2 = "VISHAL", B2 = "HP", C2 = 900 then the first condition will return 10, and the second - 20.
skye says:

This isn't working. What am I doing incorrectly?

=IF((OR(E2=Daily, E2=Weekly)), Next Shift, ENTER DATE)

Column E indicates if a project is due daily or weekly. Column F would ideally calculate today+1 for daily or today+8 days for weekly.
- Hi,
  You must enclose text values in quotation marks, such as "Weekly".
  What is "Next Shift, ENTER DATE"?
  Based on your description, it is hard to completely understand your task. However, I'll try to guess and offer you the following formula:
  
  =IF(E2="Daily",TODAY()+1,IF(E2="Weekly",TODAY()+8,""))
  
  Hope this is what you need.
Joyee says:

I got it! thank you. :)
Joyee says:

Hi.. need help.
i have date today and start date, to calculate the case age but another column is the status of the case, close or open.. so the logic will be.. calculate the case age if the case is still open..

thank you in advance.
- Joyee says:
  
  I got this formula: =IF(OR(C2="Closed","--"),(SUM(A2-B2)))
  but..
  it's working but the other way around. it calculates the age if the case is marked as "Closed".
- Hello!
  In the condition of the IF function, write down the check that the case is open. If the condition is met, calculate the age using the DATEDIF function.
  Hope you'll find this information helpful.
Nicole says:

Hi, I would like to know a formula to show if something if greater than or less than a number to show a figure for example

11 years service - if the years service is more than 10 to show 2, if it is less than 10 but more than 5 to show 1 and if it is less than 5 to show 0.

hope this makes sense.

TIA
- Hello!
  I hope you have studied the recommendations in the tutorial above. It contains answers to your question.
  
  =IF(A1>10,2,IF(A1>5,1,0))
  - karim abbas says:
    
    there are some proble with me in excell example
    =if(a1<10,100,"enough",if(d1=0,"niu"))
Garnet mulita says:

Please I need your help how can I come up with the formula for this
45000 =0%
5000=15%
Next 2950000=30%
Excess 3000000=35%
- Hello!
  A similar question has already been asked many times on our blog. I think this answer will be helpful.
Aira says:

I need some help in constructing the formula to this:
I need to derive a result(column title) if ALW(column title) is 1.56 and up its Oversize, if ALW is 1.20-1.55 its Goodsize, if ALW is 1.10-1.19 its Undersize, if ALW is 1.0-1.09 its Offsize, and if ALW is below 1.0 its Runts
- Hello!
  I'm sorry but your task is not entirely clear to me.
  What is column title? In Excel and other spreadsheet applications, the column header is the colored row of letters used to identify each columnwithin the sheet, or workbook. Column title is a letter.
  If your question is about an Excel cell -
  
  =IF(A1>=1.56,"Oversize", IF(A1>=1.2,"Goodsize", IF(A1>=1.1,"Undersize", IF(A1>=1,"Offsize", "Runts" ))))
AJITHA says:

i need a formula like ( date of joinin - current date less than 365 days then the answer should be 0
Joanne says:

Hi,
I am trying to do the following if statements with the last if statement to add on an additional 1 week if P13 = "U" but I can't get this to work. Any help would be welcomed.
=IF(AND(O131,O133,O135),4,IF(AND(P13="U",2),TRUE)))))
- Joanne says:
  
  Hi,
  I am trying to do the following if statements with the last if statement to add on an additional 1 week if P13 = "U" but I can't get this to work. Any help would be welcomed.
  =IF(AND(O131,O133,O135),4,IF(AND(P13="U",2),TRUE))))).
  Thanks so much.
- Hello Joanne!
  I'm sorry but your task is not entirely clear to me.
  Please describe your problem in more detail. Include an example of the source data and the result you want to get. It'll help me understand your request better and find a solution for you. Thank you.
SARAVANAN says:

IF(A1="DELIVERY",THEN C1(CELL NO)*.020%,IF NO C1*.004% I NEED CORRECT FORMULA
Michael Albuquerque says:

How do I write the formula for... If either Cell A1 or Cell D1 contains a term, say "ENGLISH", then the consequent grade of ENGLISH from the C1 or F1 should be filled in cell G1.
Is it possible?
- Hello Michael!
  If I got you right, the formula below will help you with your task:
  
  =IF(A1="ENGLISH",C1, IF(D1="ENGLISH",F1,""))
  
  I hope it'll be helpful.
A says:

=IF(E45="PA1",0.85,IF(E45="PA2",0.95,IF(E45="CB1",0.99,"")))
BRIAN says:

I NEED A FORMULA FOR CELL F45
IF CELL E45 = "PA1" THEN CELL F45= .85 AND IF CELL E45 = PA2 THEN CELL F45 READS .95 AND IF CELL = E45 - CB1 THEN F45 = .99

THANKS
Vickie says:

Trying to write a formula that picks out the word grapefruit from D14 or the word recorder from D14 and gives a zero.. if those words aren't found then F14-E14. The formula works for just Grapefruit but when I add in the Or and Recorder it doesn't. What am I writing wrong? It's telling me to many arguments.
=If(Or(Is number(Search("Grapefruit"'D14,(Is number(Search("Recorder",D14),0,F14-E14))
Sam V says:

Can I not make cell to cell comparison with if/or? Here is the formula I am using.
=IF(OR(D3<E3,D3=E3,"Good", "Review"))
- Sam V says:
  
  Here is the formula I used after reviewing the responses to other questions on this forum. New formula works.
  =IF(D3<=E3, "Good", "Review")
  - Adrian says:
    
    Hi Sam,
    Your original formula would work as well. You just had to move the other bracket to close off the or( function.
    =IF(OR(D3<E3,D3=E3),"Good", "Review")
Prakash Kulkarni says:

Can you help me on the error in this formula. =IF(ISNUMBER($AH15),ANDIF($AH15>150,(" High Random Blood Sugar "&$AH15&" Mg.%. ", "")&" "&IF($AH15>150,"Urine Sugar "&$AI15&". ", ""),("")
AH15 is Number or Text "ND" i.e. Not Done.
Thank you.
- Adrian says:
  
  =IF(OR(ISNUMBER($AH15),$AH15="ND"),IF($AH15>150,"High Random Blood Sugar"&$AH15&"Mg.%.","")&" "&IF($AH15>150,"Urine Sugar"&" "&$AI15&".",""),"")
  The above formula seems to work for me.
Sondra Riggs says:

I have a price range for warranty coverage. I need to see when sales either sold the item over or under the range for a warranty package. For example:
Min Product $ Range Max Product $ Range Product $ Sold
1000 1499.99 269.00
300 599.99 1049.00
1000 1499.99 578.00
600 799.99 1456.00

I need a formula that tells me if the product sold for $269.00 was "oversold" or "undersold" contract range? I tried =if(or(c1=B2,"oversold"))
It doesn't work. What am I doing wrong?
- Adrian says:
  
  A = Min / B = Max / C = Sold
  =IF(C1B1,"OVERSOLD","")
  - Adrian says:
    
    Something is wrong with the formula not being posted properly.
    =IF(C1B1,"OVERSOLD","")
    It should be:
    =IF(C1 less than A1,"UNDERSOLD",IF(C1 greater than B1,"OVERSOLD","")
Fatih says:

Hello,
I want to write a formula to write C1 as:
1 if A1>10 or B1>20
2 if 7<A1<10 or 10<B1<20
3 if 4<A1<7 or 5<B1<10
4 if 1<A1<4 or 1<B1<5
5 if A1<1 or B1<1

Thanks in advance
carter harden says:

I have student totals,I want to apply comments, 400 and above should have good performance, 300-400 should have fair performance, below 300 should have poor performance,the cell for total is I
Tina Owens says:

I need a formula in google spreadsheet that will:
+1 when the value is >=5,
+2 when the value is >=10,
+3 when the value is >=15,
+4 when the value is >=20,
+5 when the value is >=25
The formula I am currently using is:
=IF(F7>=5,H7+1,IF(F7>=10,H7+2,IF(F7>=15,H7+3,IF(F7>=20,H7+4,H7))))
This formula is working for the +1 when the value is >=5, but when the value is >=10, it is still adding +1.
Please Help!
- Hello Tina,
  
  You see, your first condition fits to all other conditions as well - the value is greater than 5. You need to limit each condition and check, for example, if the number is not only greater than or equal to 5 but also less than 10.
  Your formula for spreadsheets should look like this:
  =IF(AND(F7>=5,F7<10), H7+1, IF(AND(F7>=10,F7<15), H7+2, IF(AND(F7>=15,F7<20), H7+3, IF(F7>=20,H7+4, H7))))
  
  You will find the info about the IF function in Google Sheets in this post.
Sue M says:

I have 2 columns, work email(D2) & personal email(E2). I am trying to create a formula in a new field (preferred email) that says if D2 is blank use E2 (if there is a value) or if E2 is blank use D2 or leave blank. Is this possible?
- Hi,
  If I get it right, your task is as follows: if a cell in Column D contains an email address, a formula is to bring it; if not, it should bring an email address from a cell in Column E; if both cells are empty, the formula has to bring nothing. I hope you do not mind lengthy formulas:
  
  =IFS(OR(AND(N(ISBLANK(D2))=0, N(ISBLANK(E2))=0), AND(N(ISBLANK(D2))=0, N(ISBLANK(E2))=1)), D2, AND(N(ISBLANK(D2))=1, N(ISBLANK(E2))=0), E2, AND(N(ISBLANK(D2))=1, N(ISBLANK(E2))=1), "")
- Hi Sue,
  
  If you love compact formulas, use this one :)
  
  =IF(D2<>"", D2, IF(E2<>"", E2, ""))
  - Adrian says:
    
    That's awesome.
Björne says:

Someone please help me, i cant get this to work

In column C I enter one of 7 names.
Depending on the name I want different results in column N
So
If the name is
1 - Andy Black the result should be 400
2 - Mr Jet, Nina Sven or Mike Young the result should be 600
3 - Dr Joe, Miss Adams or Neil Foe the result should be 800
4 - Ms Hard the result should be 1000
5 - Mr Woo the result should be 1200

Which formula do I use to solve this?
- Hi Björne,
  The following formula suggests itself:
  
  =IFS(C2="Andy Black", 400, OR(C2="Mr Jet", C2="Nina Sven", C2="Mike Young"), 600, OR(C2="Dr Joe", C2="Miss Adams", C2="Neil Foe"), 800, C2="Ms Hard", 1000, C2="Mr Woo", 1200)
aimo says:

Formula 2. If a cell is this OR that, then calculate
=IF(OR(D3>0,D390,D3180,D3270,D30,D390,D3180,D3270,D3<360),W3] are not coming
- need to know what to change to make it work .. than you
jwalker says:

I am looking for the correct formula to use to return the greatest of two values. For example, if Q3 (5.89) is greater than R3 (7.452), I want S3 to show R3 value (7.452). If Q17 (28.86) is greater than R17 (3.105), I want S17 to show Q17 value (28.86).
- Hi Jwalker,
  I hope that your task may be expressed in the following way: if the value in Cell R3 is less than the value in Cell Q3, the value from Cell Q3 is needed; if the value in Cell R3 is more than the value in Cell Q3, the value from Cell R3 is needed. If so, here is the formula you could apply:
  
  =IF(Q3 < R3, R3, Q3)
MuiMui says:

I need to validate customer order to ensure it is not less than minimum order value(MOV) and not less than minimum order qty. We validated order value on one column, filter out the order lines with order value lower than MOV and then validated order qty on another column. Is there shortcut to have all the validation performed under single column with a sophisticated nested if function?
farzaneh says:

hi everyone,
how can i formulate this one?
if >=6 : full assistance
if =4 or 5 : half assistance
if <= 3 : no assistance
- Hi Farzaneh,
  I hope the following formula will do the job:
  
  =IFS(D2<=3, "no assistance", OR(D2=4,D2=5), "half assistance", D2>=6, "full assistance")
Marty says:

So how would I do this? If cell A1 is equal to 10, I want to multiply B1 by ten, but if A1 is equal to 25 I want to multiply B1 by four, but if A1 is equal to 50 I want to multiply B1 by 2.
Thanks in advance!
- Hi Marty,
  I think that both the IF function and the IFS function may help you with your task. Please choose whatever you like:
  
  =IF(A1=10, B1*10, IF(A1=25, B1*4, IF(A1=50 ,B1*2)))
  
  =IFS(A1=10, B1*10, A1=25, B1*4, A1=50, B1*2)
  
  If you feel like exploring the subject, you may find it helpful to read the following articles:
  'Excel Nested IF statement: examples, best practices and alternatives', 'Excel nested IF statement - multiple conditions in a single formula', and 'Use the new Excel IFS function instead of nested IF'.
Vikash says:

Hi all
I want to differentiate the cell values into the crores, Lakh, Thousand, Hundred, Tens, Units
Example : -
123456789
12 Crores 24 Lakh 56 Thousand 7 Hundred 89
So how will i do can anyone here who can help me
Mark Whiteley says:

Hi, Hoping someone can help.
I'm trying to write a formula using the IF, AND, or OR function but can't get the formula correct. It should be simple, really.
The conditions are;
If the SUM of Cells E4:G4 = between 10 and 15, then Cell G14 = 25
If the SUM of Cells E4:G4 is greater than or equal to 15, then Cell G14 = 50

Then there's one other result that I'm trying to achieve (in a separate cell but a similar formula)
If the SUM of Cells E4:P4 = between 400 and 600, then Cell P15 = 10
If the SUM of Cells E4:P4 is greater than or equal to 600, then Cell P15 = 20
I can't work out what I'm doing wrong, I wont paste what formulas i currently have to avoid causing a case of mass confusion.
THANKS IN ADVANCE
- Adrian says:
  
  =IF(AND(SUM(E4:G4>10),SUM(E4:G4=15,50,"")))
  
  =IF(AND(SUM(E4:P4>400),SUM(E4:P4=600,20,"")))
- Adrian says:
  
  =IF(AND(SUM(E4:G4)>10,SUM(E4:G4)15,50,""))
  
  =IF(AND(SUM(E4:P4)>400,SUM(E4:P4)600,25,""))
  
  Completely butchered the original answer. This one should work.
Laura says:

I am trying to evaluate if the first date is a weekend or the time is after 5pm.
Each works on its own but is not working when combines with the OR
I am getting #NAME?
=IF(OR(WEEKEND(E2,2)>5,K19>TIME(17,0,0)),"OT", "REG")

Any Ideas
- Laura says:
  
  Apparently I just needed to retype and press the keyboard harder:) it worked the 50th time I typed it I don't know why as it looks exactly the same. But for now I will move on.
Peter says:

If F34 value = "Dealer", then used values Column K OR
If F34 value = "Trade", then use values Column M OR
If F34 value = "End User", then use values Column
Brett says:

If I want to reference three cells, what's the formula? (i.e =IF(F113-"x",(J126)),=IF(G113-"x",(K126)),=IF(H113-"x",(K126))

H126 want to be the value of one of three cells depending the selection of another value in three cells

Thanks in advance
babarbuttgrt says:

Hi everyone

I need little help to construct formula from below pseudo code.

If{
customer = private AND account_status = active AND account_open_date >23-June-2006
THAN
If {
risk = high
THAN
Last Review date = 1st review date + 6 Months
}
Else If{
risk = medium
THAN
Last Review date = 1st review date + 12 Months
}
Else If{
risk = low
THAN
Last Review date = 1st review date + 12 Months
}
Else {
last review date = 24-June-2006
}
}
If {
customer = govt AND account_open_date 23-June-2006
THAN
If {
risk = high
THAN
Last Review date = 1st review date + 6 Months
}
Else If {
risk = medium
THAN
Last Review date = 1st review date + 12 Months
}
Else If{
risk = low
THAN
Last Review date = 1st review date + 12 Months
}
}
Rick says:

I need the response in column D , labeled "link", to substitute the number of the column with the actual entry in that column of the row. The desired results, column E, are in the "want" column. Any thoughts?

1 2 3 LINK WANT
J18.9 A41.9 1 J18.9
R41.82 E86.0 E43 2 E86.0
G20 R26.89 G30.9 1,3 G20, G30.9
Victor says:

Hello,

Thanks for your teach, but i think that is better to use brackets, especially if B2 can have several values

=IF(OR(B2={"delivered";"paid"});"Closed"; "")

instead

=IF(OR(B2="delivered", B2="paid"), "Closed", "Open")

Regards
- Hi Victor,
  
  I agree, this makes the formula more compact. Thanks for the tip!
- vinay says:
  
  =IF(OR(B2={"delivered";"paid"}),"Closed","") correct
girineo1 says:

Hi. Can you help me. i have the following. Column Q is a sum of hours for operations. Column Y is my set hour reset. Y2 Starts at 120 hours and ends at Y23 at 2640 hours. increments are in 120 hours.
In Columm Q i have the following formula =Sum(K3+Q2). on R3 i want to add a formula to do the following.

If cell Q3 is 120240 then subtract Q3-$Y$2, or if Q3 is 241360 then Subtract Q3-$Y$3, or if Q3 is 361480 then subtract Q3-$Y$4, if false then add K3+Q2

Whats the best way for me to write it.

i manage to write a formula but it turns the cell in Column R when ever the statement is true "true".
Shobi Imran says:

Very good article, thanks for sharing, Keep up the good work!
Craig Gordon says:

Hi there

please assist
if A>=2(Fail),if b>=3(Fail),but if A:B>=3(Fail)

How do i get this into one fomula
- Marty says:
  
  So how would I do this? If cell A1 is equal to 10, I want to multiply B1 by ten, but if A1 is equal to 25 I want to multiply B1 by four, but if A1 is equal to 50 I want to multiply B1 by 2.
  Thanks in advance!
  - Marty says:
    
    Ooops, sorry, didn't mean to reply to your question with my question.