I have a list of hundreds of cells, the cells are either Bold, Italics, or
Regular.
I want those cells that are bold to result in 1 in another column. those in
italics to will result in 2.

Am I able to write a "if" function that achieve this? If not, what should I
do?

Please kindly advise

Yes, you can use an "IF" function to achieve this. Here are the steps:

1. Select the cell where you want the result to appear.
2. Type the following formula:
   Formula:

   =IF(A1="", "", IF(CELL("format",A1)="B1",1,IF(CELL("format",A1)="I1",2,0))) 

3. Replace "A1" with the cell reference of the first cell in your list.
4. Press Enter to apply the formula to the selected cell.
5. Copy the formula down to the rest of the cells in the column.

Note: This formula uses the CELL function to check the format of the cell. The "B1" and "I1" arguments in the formula refer to the codes for bold and italic formatting, respectively.

One way, assuming data is in col. A:

1. Press Ctrl+F3.

2. Define the name "istyle" (no quotes) and in the "Refers
To:" box put:

=IF(GET.CELL(20,!$A1),1,IF(GET.CELL(21,!$A1),2,"") )

3. In cell B1 put:

=istyle

4. Copy the formula down.

5. If you're using XL2002 or earlier, read this:
http://tinyurl.com/3lnld

HTH
Jason
Atlanta, GA


-----Original Message-----
I have a list of hundreds of cells, the cells are either
Bold, Italics, or
Regular.
I want those cells that are bold to result in 1 in
another column. those in
italics to will result in 2.

Am I able to write a "if" function that achieve this? If
not, what should I
do?

Please kindly advise
.

NB!

I'm sure Jason knows this:

This method does not automatically update when changes are
made to the cells formats. Changing a cells format from
BOLD to NORMAL or vice versa doesn't trigger an event so
the formula will not reflect the change until the next
calculation.

Biff

-----Original Message-----
One way, assuming data is in col. A:

1. Press Ctrl+F3.

2. Define the name "istyle" (no quotes) and in
the "Refers
To:" box put:

=IF(GET.CELL(20,!$A1),1,IF(GET.CELL(21,!$A1),2,"") )

3. In cell B1 put:

=istyle

4. Copy the formula down.

5. If you're using XL2002 or earlier, read this:
http://tinyurl.com/3lnld

HTH
Jason
Atlanta, GA


-----Original Message-----
I have a list of hundreds of cells, the cells are either
Bold, Italics, or
Regular.
I want those cells that are bold to result in 1 in
another column. those in
italics to will result in 2.

Am I able to write a "if" function that achieve this? If
not, what should I
do?

Please kindly advise
.

.

Good point Biff. I forgot to mention that.

Jason

-----Original Message-----
NB!

I'm sure Jason knows this:

This method does not automatically update when changes
are
made to the cells formats. Changing a cells format from
BOLD to NORMAL or vice versa doesn't trigger an event so
the formula will not reflect the change until the next
calculation.

Biff

-----Original Message-----
One way, assuming data is in col. A:

1. Press Ctrl+F3.

2. Define the name "istyle" (no quotes) and in
the "Refers
To:" box put:

=IF(GET.CELL(20,!$A1),1,IF(GET.CELL(21,!$A1),2,"") )

3. In cell B1 put:

=istyle

4. Copy the formula down.

5. If you're using XL2002 or earlier, read this:
http://tinyurl.com/3lnld

HTH
Jason
Atlanta, GA


-----Original Message-----
I have a list of hundreds of cells, the cells are
either
Bold, Italics, or
Regular.
I want those cells that are bold to result in 1 in
another column. those in
italics to will result in 2.

Am I able to write a "if" function that achieve this?
If
not, what should I
do?

Please kindly advise
.

.

.