Excel functions, or formulas, lie at the heart of the application’s deep well of capabilities. Today we’ll tackle IF statements, a string of commands that determine whether a condition is met or not.

Each IF function in an Excel spreadsheet returns one of two messages. The first -- the "if" message -- displays if cells meet criteria that you specify. The second -- the "otherwise" message -- ...

This article will explain how to use the conditional functions IF, AND, OR and NOT on Microsoft Excel. Each of these functions can be used as part of a formula in a cell to compare data samples in any ...

Formulas are powerful tools for performing calculations and analyzing data in Excel. In this beginner’s guide, you’ll learn how to use formulas and explore some popular built-in functions. One of the ...

Microsoft Excel includes quick stats via Analysis ToolPak; mean, median, and standard deviation are generated for selected ...

Nested IF statements used to be my go-to whenever I needed to juggle multiple conditions in Excel. However, just because they get the job done doesn’t mean they’re the best tool for the job. Wrestling ...

Microsoft Office has a number of comparison operations so you can check if a value is greater than, equal to or less than another value using the standard greater than, less than and equal symbols.