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CEOBlockchain
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Dec 27, 2018
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How to use the Subtract with IF function ?

Hi everyone,   Actually, I need some help about How I can use subtract with IF function Or any other way ? For example: If A>0 , make (B - C).   How I can use it on Excel, Please :)
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  • Haytham Amairah's avatar
    Haytham Amairah
    Dec 28, 2018

    Okay, I've updated the workbook with this formula in AV Balance cell.

    =IF(D6>0,0,10000)

     

    If you want to change the AV Balance, you can change it in the formula from 10000 to something else.

     

    I hope this helps you

    Regards

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Haytham Amairah
Silver Contributor
Dec 27, 2018

Hi,

 

Let me show you a simple example as follows.

 

=IF(A2>0,B2-C2,A2)

 

 

The above formula says:

IF cell A2 greater than 0, then subtract cell C2 from B2 and return the result.

Otherwise, return the value of cell A2 as it is.

 

Please check out this https://support.office.com/en-us/article/if-function-69aed7c9-4e8a-4755-a9bc-aa8bbff73be2 to learn more about IF function.

 

Hope that helps

  • AIKKID's avatar
    AIKKID
    Copper Contributor
    Oct 24, 2022

    Haytham Amairah HI .. this worked for me excellently.  now i would like to repeat the formula down the cells.  how do i do that formula with rang of cells.  i tried a couple of things that seemed logical but it didn't work. 

  • Tops_dc's avatar
    Tops_dc
    Copper Contributor
    Apr 28, 2021
    Hi,
    Can you help me with this one.

    IF(A2<B2, A2-B2,A2) this one works but I want to add this next function
    IF(A2>=B2,"0"). The result says I already exceed 2 to 3 arguments.
    Can you help me?
    • MissBrissy's avatar
      MissBrissy
      Copper Contributor
      Jul 13, 2024

      Tops_dc  I am trying to do something along the lines of this but it does not seem to work for me.

      I want a cell F17 to update if there is an entry in F35. I want the current value in F17 to subtract by the value in F35 and display the new total.

       

      I tried to do a Conditional Format using the following, but it does not seem to work.

      IF(F35>0,F17-F35,F17)

       

      Is this even possible?

      • SergeiBaklan's avatar
        SergeiBaklan
        Diamond Contributor
        Jul 14, 2024

        MissBrissy 

        That's with VBA programming if you consider such option, formula will return circular reference error.

        Even with VBA entire logic how to handle misprints is not clear. Let assume you have 200 in F17. In F35 10 is entered, F17 goes to 190.

        Now you found in F35 it shall be 100, not 10. Correcting F35 on 100 we have 90 in F17. Not 100 as it shall be.

    • SergeiBaklan's avatar
      SergeiBaklan
      Diamond Contributor
      Apr 28, 2021

      Tops_dc 

      That is

      IF(A2<B2, A2-B2,0) 

or

=MAX(A2-B2,0)
      • Praveen1295's avatar
        Praveen1295
        Copper Contributor
        Jun 30, 2023

        =Max( )        this  function is very helpful thanks

  • Abdul_Naveed192000's avatar
    Abdul_Naveed192000
    Copper Contributor
    Feb 06, 2021

    Haytham Amairah 

    Dear Sir,

     

               Can I use multi-cell for calculation?

    For Example 

    if A2=1.1 and C2=3 and D2=A and If Sum of L2 TO T2 > 40-F2-H2 Then Sum of L2 To R2 and if Sum Of L2 TO R2 > 40-F2-H2 then answae L2 To P2 otherwise sum of L2 TO N2

    Also Sheet are Attached

    please help me

    • Haytham Amairah's avatar
      Haytham Amairah
      Silver Contributor
      Dec 27, 2018

      Hi,

       

      Sorry for the late reply, but I didn't understand what you need!

      Please tell me what the wrong in the formula or give me examples on some cases and what the formula should return in them?

       

      • CEOBlockchain's avatar
        CEOBlockchain
        Copper Contributor
        Dec 27, 2018

        Don't worry my brother. 

        Now, I hope to understand me Lol

        I put example down :)

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