The Match function may assist:

=Match(your cheque number, your statement cheque number range,enforce exact
match)
=MATCH(J2,L2:L9,0)

The result will be the count of lines on your cleared check list if it finds
a match or #NA if it is uncleared.

Using the Index function with the result from match will help you verify the
value. See
http://www.exceltip.com/st/Combine_t...Excel/298.html
for assistance with this.

HTH
Steve

"drlisa0318" wrote in message
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I've got a check register on one sheet....plus a listing of deposits and
other debits and credits. Rather than manually check off cleared
checks/deposits, I'd like to be able to set it up so that I can key the
checks (and their corresponding amounts) from the bank statement into
columns
and have Excel, through the use of IF, AND, etc., find the check in the
check
register, verify that the amounts are the same, and mark them as being
cleared. Is this possible? If so, I haven't a clue how to set it up. It
seems like there would be several layers of nesting functions. Can anyone
help me set this up?