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Is there a way to utilize a formula within a conditional statement? I
am an undergraduate student doing research in hydrology and am
constructing a water balance. What I need is the following:
=IF(B50,"0",IF(B5<0,"=abs(B5)")), where the "abs(B5)" would be the
absolute value of the cell B5 inserted into the spreadsheet.

Thank you for your help.


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You've almost got it, but you need to remove the = from before the ABS, and
take the quotes out too. Quotes are for text..

=IF(B50,0,IF(B5<0,ABS(B5)))



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Is there a way to utilize a formula within a conditional statement? I
am an undergraduate student doing research in hydrology and am
constructing a water balance. What I need is the following:
=IF(B50,"0",IF(B5<0,"=abs(B5)")), where the "abs(B5)" would be the
absolute value of the cell B5 inserted into the spreadsheet.

Thank you for your help.


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=IF(B50,0,ABS(B5))



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Is there a way to utilize a formula within a conditional statement? I
am an undergraduate student doing research in hydrology and am
constructing a water balance. What I need is the following:
=IF(B50,"0",IF(B5<0,"=abs(B5)")), where the "abs(B5)" would be the
absolute value of the cell B5 inserted into the spreadsheet.

Thank you for your help.



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