IF Statements are what is called a LOGICAL test, such as is this value larger than this, if true do (or display) this, if false then do (or display) that. IF statements can be used for a lot of different things and all of them save you having to manual go through the data and perform the calculations themselves.

These are some examples of how IF statement can be used:

= IF (Question eg B17>B16, do this, otherwise do this)

OR, if you want to show text

=IF(Question eg B17>B16, “Text if correct”, “Text if incorrect”)

OR if you want to perform a calculation

=IF(Question eg B17>B16, if yes multiply sales by 2%, if not multiply sales by 1.5%)

We’ve attached the file that we used to create the image in this blog post so you can open the file and see the formulas that we have entered into cells D7 and E7. Click on each cell to see the formula. See if you can duplicate these values down each column.

Excel exercise file: Sales Commission IF – Intro

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Steve Slisar

Steve Slisar has been training people how to use computers since 1994, opened a training centre in 1999 in Dee Why and by 2005 had 3 training centres and created over 35 individual courses that include Screen videos with audio commentary, training workbooks for those who prefer to read to learn, and exercise files that are used with the tasks in the workbooks so you get practical experience in the software you are trying to learn. Now the creator of 5 of the most popular online MYOB training courses in Australia.

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