Logical Functions Excel Lesson 10
AND FUNCTION Will display “True” if all conditions are met and “False” if one condition is not met =AND(Logical1,[Logical2],…) Example: =AND(c3<=C10) If the number in cell C3 is actually less than the number in cell C10, then the result in the active cell will be TRUE. If it is greater than or equal to the number in cell C10, then the result in the active cell will be FALSE.
OR FUNCTION Will display “True” if one of the conditions are met, will display “False” if at least one condition is not met
NOT FUNCTION Will display “True” if the conditions are NOT met, and “False” if the conditions are met =NOT(b4=2222)
ERROR Message An error message will appear if the arguments in a formula are not correct IFERROR Function helps the user pinpoint out where the error was made in a function
Modifying Text
Converting text to columns Allows the user to take text in one column and move them into multiple columns
LEFT, Right, and MID Functions LEFT Function Takes a specified number of characters from the left in a cell and places them in a new cell RIGHT Function Takes a specified number of characters from the right in a cell and places them in a new cell MID Function Takes a specified number of characters from the middle of the cell and places them in a new cell
Trim Function Removes any extra spacing in a cell =TRIM(c2)
Capitalization Functions PROPER: capitalizes the first letter in each word LOWER: Makes all of the text lowercase UPPER: Makes all text uppercase
CONCATENATE Function Combines the content in two cells together =CONCATENATE(l2,” “, I3,” “,I4)
FIND and SUBSTITUTE FIND: advanced function that searches the spreadsheet for a specific string in a text string SUBSTITUTE: function that replaces text in a text string in a spreadsheet
Source Microsoft Official Academic Course Microsoft Excel 2013. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014.