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The IF function: What it is, and how to use it
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Microsoft Excel 2010 Training
The IF function: What it is,
and how to use it
Course contents
• Overview: True or false
• Lesson: Includes three instructional movies
• Suggested practice tasks
• Test
• Quick Reference Card
The IF function: What it is, and how to use it
Overview: True or false
The IF function checks to see if a
condition you specify is true, or false. If
true, one thing happens; if false,
something else happens.
For example, if you use the IF function
to see if amounts spent are under or
over budget, the result for True could
be “Within budget,” while the result for
False could be “Over budget.”
The IF function: What it is, and how to use it
Course goals
• Use the IF function.
• Use more than one IF function in a formula.
The IF function: What it is, and how to use it
Introduction: The IF function
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The IF function: What it is, and how to use it
Add or multiply IF results
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Using more than one IF function
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Suggestions for practice
1. Use the IF function to determine whether expenses are
within or over budget.
2. Type the IF formula directly into a cell.
3. Figure out a shipping expense; figure out salary
deductions.
4. Use more than one IF function (nested functions).
5. Use a nested IF function to figure out a sales
commission, and then figure out salary deductions.
Online practice (requires Excel 2010)
The IF function: What it is, and how to use it
Test question 1
The logical_test argument can only return either True or
False. (Pick one answer.)
1. True.
2. False.
The IF function: What it is, and how to use it
Test question 1
The logical_test argument can only return either True or
False.
Answer:
1. True.
The IF function: What it is, and how to use it
Test question 2
In the value_if_true and value_if_false arguments, use
quotation marks around numbers. (Pick one answer.)
1. True.
2. False.
The IF function: What it is, and how to use it
Test question 2
In the value_if_true and value_if_false arguments, use
quotation marks around numbers.
Answer:
2. False.
You use quotation marks around text only within these
arguments.
The IF function: What it is, and how to use it
Test question 3
How many possible outcomes are there with a single IF
statement? (Pick one answer.)
1. One.
2. Two.
3. Three.
The IF function: What it is, and how to use it
Test question 3
How many possible outcomes are there with a single IF
statement?
Answer:
2. Two.
You have two possible outcomes with a single IF statement.
For example, something can be Within budget, or Over
budget.
The IF function: What it is, and how to use it
Test question 4
If you copy a formula down a column, and need a cell
reference to stay the same (for example, you don’t want
B2 to change to B3), what type of cell reference do you
need? (Pick one answer.)
1. Relative.
2. Absolute.
The IF function: What it is, and how to use it
Test question 4
If you copy a formula down a column, and need a cell
reference to stay the same (for example, you don’t want
B2 to change to B3), what type of cell reference do you
need?
Answer:
2. Absolute.
Cell references are relative by default. If you want the cell
reference to stay the same, you must convert it to an
absolute, which you can do by pressing F4 on your
keyboard.
The IF function: What it is, and how to use it
Quick Reference Card
For a summary of the tasks covered in this course, view the
Quick Reference Card.
The IF function: What it is, and how to use it