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I need to compare 2 number and enter into a 3rd column the greater of the 2
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If you're comparing numbers from column A to a number in column B
just enter =IF(A1B1,A1,B1) in Column C

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I need to compare 2 number and enter into a 3rd column the greater of the 2
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sonyav, how about something like this =MAX(A1:B1)
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