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I work at a lab, and when we get results that our equipment can not measure
the samples, we use the "<" symbol with the number. My question is, how can i get Excel to add the "<" symbol to a result if any of the cells has a number with the "<" symbol. 2 3 4 The average of these numbers is 3.0. But if one of the numbers has the "<" symbol, the formula result needs to hae the "<" also in the result: <2 3 4 The result should read <3.0 All i need is excel to add "<" to the result if any of the numbers in the colum has that "<" symbol. Including the number with "<" in the equation Any sugestions |
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On Apr 21, 4:14*pm, Pedro S. wrote:
I work at a lab, and when we get results that our equipment can not measure the samples, we use the "<" symbol with the number. My question is, how can i get Excel to add the "<" symbol to a result if any of the cells has a number with the "<" symbol. 2 3 4 The average of these numbers is 3.0. But if one of the numbers has the "<" symbol, the formula result needs to hae the "<" also in the result: <2 3 4 The result should read <3.0 All i need is excel to add "<" to the result if any of the numbers in the colum has that "<" symbol. Including the number with "<" in the equation Any sugestions Pedro, have you thought about putting the "<" symbol in another column? then you could use the old stand by IF(). Then you woudl just have to add the & symbol to concatenate your symbol with your numbers. The formula woudl look like this if your numbers were in A and your symbols if any would be in B. =IF(B19:B21="","<"&AVERAGE(A19:A21),AVERAGE(A19:A 21)) This is an array function so you will need to press ctrl + Shift as you press enter. There are many ways to do this here is one. If they can not ne seperated you coudl try the right() function and tell it to keep 1 place to the right. I hope these at least get you on the right track. Jay |
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Pedro --
Try this: A B 1 0.001 =CONCATENATE("<",A1) HTH "Pedro S." wrote: I work at a lab, and when we get results that our equipment can not measure the samples, we use the "<" symbol with the number. My question is, how can i get Excel to add the "<" symbol to a result if any of the cells has a number with the "<" symbol. 2 3 4 The average of these numbers is 3.0. But if one of the numbers has the "<" symbol, the formula result needs to hae the "<" also in the result: <2 3 4 The result should read <3.0 All i need is excel to add "<" to the result if any of the numbers in the colum has that "<" symbol. Including the number with "<" in the equation Any sugestions |
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See my answer to your question in the original thread in this NG
-- HTH Sandy In Perth, the ancient capital of Scotland and the crowning place of kings Replace @mailinator.com with @tiscali.co.uk "Pedro S." wrote in message ... I work at a lab, and when we get results that our equipment can not measure the samples, we use the "<" symbol with the number. My question is, how can i get Excel to add the "<" symbol to a result if any of the cells has a number with the "<" symbol. 2 3 4 The average of these numbers is 3.0. But if one of the numbers has the "<" symbol, the formula result needs to hae the "<" also in the result: <2 3 4 The result should read <3.0 All i need is excel to add "<" to the result if any of the numbers in the colum has that "<" symbol. Including the number with "<" in the equation Any sugestions |
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On Apr 22, 7:14 am, Pedro S. wrote:
I work at a lab, and when we get results that our equipment can not measure the samples, we use the "<" symbol with the number. My question is, how can i get Excel to add the "<" symbol to a result if any of the cells has a number with the "<" symbol. 2 3 4 The average of these numbers is 3.0. But if one of the numbers has the "<" symbol, the formula result needs to hae the "<" also in the result: <2 3 4 The result should read <3.0 All i need is excel to add "<" to the result if any of the numbers in the colum has that "<" symbol. Including the number with "<" in the equation Any sugestions This worked in A1:A3 with <2, 3 and 4 resulting in <3 and 2,3 and 4 resulting in 3... =IF(COUNTIF(A1:A3,"*<*")0,"<","") & AVERAGE(IF(LEFT(A1:A3,1)="<",VALUE(MID(A1:A3,2,255 )),A1:A3)) Ken Johnson |
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On Apr 22, 10:02 am, Ken Johnson wrote:
On Apr 22, 7:14 am, Pedro S. wrote: I work at a lab, and when we get results that our equipment can not measure the samples, we use the "<" symbol with the number. My question is, how can i get Excel to add the "<" symbol to a result if any of the cells has a number with the "<" symbol. 2 3 4 The average of these numbers is 3.0. But if one of the numbers has the "<" symbol, the formula result needs to hae the "<" also in the result: <2 3 4 The result should read <3.0 All i need is excel to add "<" to the result if any of the numbers in the colum has that "<" symbol. Including the number with "<" in the equation Any sugestions This worked in A1:A3 with <2, 3 and 4 resulting in <3 and 2,3 and 4 resulting in 3... =IF(COUNTIF(A1:A3,"*<*")0,"<","") & AVERAGE(IF(LEFT(A1:A3,1)="<",VALUE(MID(A1:A3,2,255 )),A1:A3)) Ken Johnson Forgot to add that it is an array formula so must be entered using ctrl +shift+enter. Ken Johnson |
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Ken,
Thanks it works great "Ken Johnson" wrote: On Apr 22, 10:02 am, Ken Johnson wrote: On Apr 22, 7:14 am, Pedro S. wrote: I work at a lab, and when we get results that our equipment can not measure the samples, we use the "<" symbol with the number. My question is, how can i get Excel to add the "<" symbol to a result if any of the cells has a number with the "<" symbol. 2 3 4 The average of these numbers is 3.0. But if one of the numbers has the "<" symbol, the formula result needs to hae the "<" also in the result: <2 3 4 The result should read <3.0 All i need is excel to add "<" to the result if any of the numbers in the colum has that "<" symbol. Including the number with "<" in the equation Any sugestions This worked in A1:A3 with <2, 3 and 4 resulting in <3 and 2,3 and 4 resulting in 3... =IF(COUNTIF(A1:A3,"*<*")0,"<","") & AVERAGE(IF(LEFT(A1:A3,1)="<",VALUE(MID(A1:A3,2,255 )),A1:A3)) Ken Johnson Forgot to add that it is an array formula so must be entered using ctrl +shift+enter. Ken Johnson |
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jlcyde,
Thanks for the help. Ken J. gave me a better solution for my problem. But thanks again. Pedro S. "jlclyde" wrote: On Apr 21, 4:14 pm, Pedro S. wrote: I work at a lab, and when we get results that our equipment can not measure the samples, we use the "<" symbol with the number. My question is, how can i get Excel to add the "<" symbol to a result if any of the cells has a number with the "<" symbol. 2 3 4 The average of these numbers is 3.0. But if one of the numbers has the "<" symbol, the formula result needs to hae the "<" also in the result: <2 3 4 The result should read <3.0 All i need is excel to add "<" to the result if any of the numbers in the colum has that "<" symbol. Including the number with "<" in the equation Any sugestions Pedro, have you thought about putting the "<" symbol in another column? then you could use the old stand by IF(). Then you woudl just have to add the & symbol to concatenate your symbol with your numbers. The formula woudl look like this if your numbers were in A and your symbols if any would be in B. =IF(B19:B21="","<"&AVERAGE(A19:A21),AVERAGE(A19:A 21)) This is an array function so you will need to press ctrl + Shift as you press enter. There are many ways to do this here is one. If they can not ne seperated you coudl try the right() function and tell it to keep 1 place to the right. I hope these at least get you on the right track. Jay |
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Thanks
"pdberger" wrote: Pedro -- Try this: A B 1 0.001 =CONCATENATE("<",A1) HTH "Pedro S." wrote: I work at a lab, and when we get results that our equipment can not measure the samples, we use the "<" symbol with the number. My question is, how can i get Excel to add the "<" symbol to a result if any of the cells has a number with the "<" symbol. 2 3 4 The average of these numbers is 3.0. But if one of the numbers has the "<" symbol, the formula result needs to hae the "<" also in the result: <2 3 4 The result should read <3.0 All i need is excel to add "<" to the result if any of the numbers in the colum has that "<" symbol. Including the number with "<" in the equation Any sugestions |
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