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majormajor87
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May 13, 2022
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SWITCH function

I'm using Excel 2016 does anyone know why the SWITCH function isn't available? Is there any other function I can use instead?

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    HansVogelaar
    May 13, 2022

    majormajor87 

    Oops, sorry.

     

    =IF(type="","",IF(type="W",1,IF(type="SW",2,IF(type="T",3,IF(type="M",4,-1)))))

     

    Or use a LOOKUP or VLOOKUP formula.

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  • majormajor87 

    SWITCH is available in Excel 2019 and later.

    You can use IFS instead. For example

    =SWITCH(A1,1,"one",2,"two",3,"three","none")

    can be replaced with

    =IFS(A1=1,"one",A1=2,"two",A1=3,"three",TRUE,"none")

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        majormajor87
        Copper Contributor
        What can I replace SWITCH and IFS with to make this formula work?
        =IF(type<>"",SWITCH(type,"W",1,"SW",2,"T",3,"M",4),-1

        If I

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