If and statement

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Hello! I needed assistance with creating a formula cell o2, essentially, I need "yes or no" to auto populate IF there is a date in symptom onset (q2) AND M2 is not blank, otherwise I just want the cell to be blank. 

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@jaolvera 

 

essentially, I need "yes or no" to auto populate IF there is a date in symptom onset (q2) AND M2 is not blank, otherwise I just want the cell to be blank. 

 

A little more description of conditions is needed, I think. You want one of three results in cell O2

  • yes
  • no
  • blank

but you only give two conditions: it's to remain blank unless there's a date in Q2 and M2 is not blank, but what combination of Q2/M2 creates the "Yes" and what creates the "No"?

the yes is created by have a number in m2 and a date in q2
and the no would be if there is a number in M2 and No date in q2 @mathetes

@jaolvera 

See attached.

This is the formula in cell O2

=IFS(

AND(ISNUMBER(M2),ISNUMBER(Q2)),"Yes",

AND(ISNUMBER(M2),ISBLANK(Q2)),"No",

AND(ISBLANK(M2),ISBLANK(Q2)),""

)

 

Note that this is an IFS function, which handles multiple conditions very easily. This means you could add more combinations, more consequences, just be spelling them out.

 

I also use Data Validation to make sure there are numbers, or a date, in columns M and Q respectively.