The whole point of our posts is that it doesn't.

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Bob Phillips

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"JethroUK©" wrote in message
...
it still seems strage that the IF function doesn't need a false argument
but
does need a true one


"PBalmanno" wrote in message
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| "Bob Phillips" wrote in message
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| A1="Bob" will return FALSE then
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| HTH
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| Bob Phillips
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| "PBalmanno" wrote in message
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| "Niek Otten" wrote in message
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| But you can use
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| =A1="Bob"
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| Niek Otten
| Microsoft MVP - Excel
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| "JethroUK©" wrote in message
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| | IF function
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| | if you omit the false parameter, the function returns "FALSE"
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| | =IF(A1="Bob",TRUE)
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| | so why doesn't it return "TRUE" so you can omit the true
parameter
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| | e.g
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| | =IF(A1="Bob")
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| | whilst everyone reading this post knows the answer (clue: it's
either
| TRUE
| | or FALSE) - excel doesn't? - it kicks up syntax error
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| | Doh!
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| |
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| You forgot one: =A!<"Bob"
| A B C D E
| 1 Bull FALSE =IF(A1="Bob") FALSE TRUE
| 1 Bob TRUE =IF(A1="Bob") TRUE FALSE
| Formulas =IF(A1="Bob",TRUE) =IF(A1="Bob") =A1="Bob" =A!<"Bob"
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| Conversely: =A!<"Bob" will return TRUE / FALSE as well.
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