Hi Randy,

Does this get you there?

=IF(B3="rec",C3*D3,C3/2*3.14)

It's either a circle or a rectangle so the TRUE argument does the "rec" and
the FALSE argument does the circle formula.

HTH
Regards,
Howard

"Randy" wrote in message
...
I am trying to build a spread sheet that will calculate the surface area of
a
swimming pool by using the appropriate formula for the calculation. The
appropriate formula is dependent on the shape of the pool. If the entry
in
B3 is "rectangle" I need a formula in H3 to multiply C3 by D3 where C3
and
D3 are the values for length and with respectively. If the entry in B3 is
"Circle" I need the formula in H3 to multiply C3/2*3.14
--
Randy