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IF statement questions
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I must have something set wrong. Three things may happen with this formula in column C: =IF(A1<A2,A1,"") - either the whole formula (including the =) appears in the cell and does not increase cell #s when drawn down), or I get blanks - even though A1 and A2 are different, or the contents of A1 is also put in C2,C3,but the formula says =IF(A2<A3,A2,""). The contents of A are names imported from another file. There is no ' in front of the name. Column A is formatted as 'general'. The options show formula is not set. What I want is a formula that will show the name on the first occurrence of the name, and if it is repeated in succeeding cells, will not show the name. TIA, CaroleO |
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1 If you're seeing the formula rather than its result, make sure that the
cell isn't formatted as text before you enter the formula. Reformat as text, and re-enter the formula. 2 Tool/ Options/ Calculation: set to Automatic, not Manual. -- David Biddulph "Carole O" wrote in message ... Excel 2000 I must have something set wrong. Three things may happen with this formula in column C: =IF(A1<A2,A1,"") - either the whole formula (including the =) appears in the cell and does not increase cell #s when drawn down), or I get blanks - even though A1 and A2 are different, or the contents of A1 is also put in C2,C3,but the formula says =IF(A2<A3,A2,""). The contents of A are names imported from another file. There is no ' in front of the name. Column A is formatted as 'general'. The options show formula is not set. What I want is a formula that will show the name on the first occurrence of the name, and if it is repeated in succeeding cells, will not show the name. TIA, CaroleO |
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#2 was it!! Thanks, David
"David Biddulph" wrote: 1 If you're seeing the formula rather than its result, make sure that the cell isn't formatted as text before you enter the formula. Reformat as text, and re-enter the formula. 2 Tool/ Options/ Calculation: set to Automatic, not Manual. -- David Biddulph "Carole O" wrote in message ... Excel 2000 I must have something set wrong. Three things may happen with this formula in column C: =IF(A1<A2,A1,"") - either the whole formula (including the =) appears in the cell and does not increase cell #s when drawn down), or I get blanks - even though A1 and A2 are different, or the contents of A1 is also put in C2,C3,but the formula says =IF(A2<A3,A2,""). The contents of A are names imported from another file. There is no ' in front of the name. Column A is formatted as 'general'. The options show formula is not set. What I want is a formula that will show the name on the first occurrence of the name, and if it is repeated in succeeding cells, will not show the name. TIA, CaroleO |
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