IF, AND, OR, Nested IF & NOT Logical Functions in Excel | Microsoft Excel Online Tutorial Introducti
IF, AND, OR, Nested IF & NOT Logical Functions in Excel | Microsoft Excel Online Tutorial Introduction.
Things will not always be the way we want them to be. The unexpected can happen. For example, let's say you have to divide numbers. Trying to divide any number by zero (0) gives an error. Logical functions come in handy such cases. In this tutorial, we are going to cover the following topics.
In this tutorial, we are going to cover the following topics.
What is a Logical Function?
IF function example
Excel Logic functions explained
Nested IF functions
What is a Logical Function?
It is a feature that allows us to introduce decision-making when executing formulas and functions. Functions are used to;
Check if a condition is true or false
Combine multiple conditions together
What is a condition and why does it matter?
A condition is an expression that either evaluates to true or false. The expression could be a function that determines if the value entered in a cell is of numeric or text data type, if a value is greater than, equal to or less than a specified value, etc.
Nested IF functions
A nested IF function is an IF function within another IF function. Nested if statements come in handy when we have to work with more than two conditions. Let's say we want to develop a simple program that checks the day of the week. If the day is Saturday we want to display "party well", if it's Sunday we want to display "time to rest", and if it's any day from Monday to Friday we want to display, remember to complete your to do list.