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I am trying to build a spreadsheet to perform a arithematic when a phrase
appears in a cell (ie: Yes or NO)
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Default perform a calculation when a certain phrase appears in a cell


If it is only 2 phrases use if statements, if the value you are
interested in is in cell A1 and the phrases are YEs and No

If(a1="Yes",the calculation if it is yes,if(a1="No","the calculation if
it is no",""))

Eg
=if(a1="Yes", c1*d1,if(a1="No",d1*e1,""))

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