I'm in need of the following:
a1=9

Formula: If a1 is greater than 8, I need b1 to show 8 only. If it is less
than 8, I need it to show the amount that is less than 8.

So b1 on this should show 8.

Thanks!

You can do this with the MIN function. In cell B1, enter

=MIN(A1,8)


--
Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel, 10 Years
Pearson Software Consulting
www.cpearson.com
(email on the web site)

"ginasucasa" wrote in message
...
I'm in need of the following:
a1=9

Formula: If a1 is greater than 8, I need b1 to show 8 only. If it is
less
than 8, I need it to show the amount that is less than 8.

So b1 on this should show 8.

Thanks!

Thank you. It works for over 8, but:
if a1=7 how do I get b1=7 with the other formula? I want to be able to use
this formula throughout a worksheet.

"Chip Pearson" wrote:

You can do this with the MIN function. In cell B1, enter

=MIN(A1,8)


--
Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel, 10 Years
Pearson Software Consulting
www.cpearson.com
(email on the web site)

"ginasucasa" wrote in message
...
I'm in need of the following:
a1=9

Formula: If a1 is greater than 8, I need b1 to show 8 only. If it is
less
than 8, I need it to show the amount that is less than 8.

So b1 on this should show 8.

Thanks!

So what does the formula give for you when a1=7?
--
David Biddulph

"ginasucasa" wrote in message
...
Thank you. It works for over 8, but:
if a1=7 how do I get b1=7 with the other formula? I want to be able to
use
this formula throughout a worksheet.

"Chip Pearson" wrote:

You can do this with the MIN function. In cell B1, enter

=MIN(A1,8)


--
Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel, 10 Years
Pearson Software Consulting
www.cpearson.com
(email on the web site)

"ginasucasa" wrote in message
...
I'm in need of the following:
a1=9

Formula: If a1 is greater than 8, I need b1 to show 8 only. If it is
less
than 8, I need it to show the amount that is less than 8.

So b1 on this should show 8.

Thanks!

Did you change A1 to 7??? You would see that the formula produces 7 as an
answer.

Tyro

"ginasucasa" wrote in message
...
Thank you. It works for over 8, but:
if a1=7 how do I get b1=7 with the other formula? I want to be able to
use
this formula throughout a worksheet.

"Chip Pearson" wrote:

You can do this with the MIN function. In cell B1, enter

=MIN(A1,8)


--
Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel, 10 Years
Pearson Software Consulting
www.cpearson.com
(email on the web site)

"ginasucasa" wrote in message
...
I'm in need of the following:
a1=9

Formula: If a1 is greater than 8, I need b1 to show 8 only. If it is
less
than 8, I need it to show the amount that is less than 8.

So b1 on this should show 8.

Thanks!

The formula =MIN(A1,8) will return the lesser of A1 and 8 to the cell that
contains the formula. If A1 is 7, then the formula returns 7. A formula
cannot change the value of another cell -- it can only return a value to the
cell that contains it, nothing more. That is, you cannot enter a formula in
B1 that changes the value in C1. There is no way to create a "reusable"
formula to be used in multiple cells. Each cell that needs the result must
contain the formula.


--
Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel, 10 Years
Pearson Software Consulting
www.cpearson.com
(email on the web site)


"ginasucasa" wrote in message
...
Thank you. It works for over 8, but:
if a1=7 how do I get b1=7 with the other formula? I want to be able to
use
this formula throughout a worksheet.

"Chip Pearson" wrote:

You can do this with the MIN function. In cell B1, enter

=MIN(A1,8)


--
Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel, 10 Years
Pearson Software Consulting
www.cpearson.com
(email on the web site)

"ginasucasa" wrote in message
...
I'm in need of the following:
a1=9

Formula: If a1 is greater than 8, I need b1 to show 8 only. If it is
less
than 8, I need it to show the amount that is less than 8.

So b1 on this should show 8.

Thanks!