thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! Worked like a charm.

"N Harkawat" wrote:

How about simply
=min(100,(L8+O8+R8+U8+X8+AA8+AD8+AG8+AJ8+AM8+AP8+A S8))

"barb in NC" wrote in message
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I am working on a grade book. The teacher gives 12 quizzes worth 10 points
each, but the maximum credit allowed for quizzes is 100 points, not the
mathematically possible 120 points. I think an IF statement is the
answer,
my best try is below:

IF(=100, "100", "=L8+O8+R8+U8+X8+AA8+AD8+AG8+AJ8+AM8+AP8+AS8")

This worked on the true contdion, but the false condition is not returning
the sum, but rather =L8+O8+R8+U8+X8+AA8+AD8+AG8+AJ8+AM8+AP8+AS8.

I have tried all the variations I can think of to tell it to return the
sum
in the false condition (the sum is less than 100), but I can't find the
right
grammar. Removing the quotation marks made the statement invalid, as did
surrounding the L8+O8+R8+U8+X8+AA8+AD8+AG8+AJ8+AM8+AP8+AS8 with
parentheses.

I tried to approach it with a SUMIF statement, but didn't see that as an
answer, though I admit I was running out of enthusiasm by then. I've
tried
the online help, and as ever, not found the issue addressed. I'd sure
appreciate any suggestions.

THANKS!