Can I add an argument to an IF statement that will result in a calculation,
but not if it exceeds a certain amount? For example, can I have an IF
statement display the result F5-F4, but if F5-F4 exceeds E5 then it will
display E5?

Try this:

=MIN(F5-F4,E5)

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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"dnamertz" wrote in message
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Can I add an argument to an IF statement that will result in a
calculation,
but not if it exceeds a certain amount? For example, can I have an IF
statement display the result F5-F4, but if F5-F4 exceeds E5 then it will
display E5?

On Sat, 24 Jan 2009 10:18:00 -0800, dnamertz
wrote:

Can I add an argument to an IF statement that will result in a calculation,
but not if it exceeds a certain amount? For example, can I have an IF
statement display the result F5-F4, but if F5-F4 exceeds E5 then it will
display E5?

something like =max(e5,f5-f4)

--ron

On Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:34:27 -0500, Ron Rosenfeld
wrote:

On Sat, 24 Jan 2009 10:18:00 -0800, dnamertz
wrote:

Can I add an argument to an IF statement that will result in a calculation,
but not if it exceeds a certain amount? For example, can I have an IF
statement display the result F5-F4, but if F5-F4 exceeds E5 then it will
display E5?

something like =max(e5,f5-f4)

--ron

Ooops -- that should have been =min(e5,f5-f4)
--ron

The responses you got were correct for the example you gave, but the general
answer to your question is yes and a general IF solution would read

=IF(Test,Calculation1,Calculation2)
or with your sample:

=IF(F5-F4E5,E5,F5-F4)

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Cheers,
Shane Devenshire


"dnamertz" wrote:

Can I add an argument to an IF statement that will result in a calculation,
but not if it exceeds a certain amount? For example, can I have an IF
statement display the result F5-F4, but if F5-F4 exceeds E5 then it will
display E5?