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How to compare and move false information to another cell



 
 
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Old April 3rd, 2010, 08:55 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
honjoann
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Default How to compare and move false information to another cell

I am trying to compare A2 and A4 to B3 if b3 equal A2 then move A4 to N3 if
not then move A2 to N3.
I am new to using formulas in excel
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Old April 3rd, 2010, 09:09 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
Don Guillett[_2_]
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Default How to compare and move false information to another cell


Formulas cannot MOVE data. They can only return values so you would have to
have an appropriate formula in each cell or use a macro to move the data as
desired.
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I am trying to compare A2 and A4 to B3 if b3 equal A2 then move A4 to N3
if
not then move A2 to N3.
I am new to using formulas in excel


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Old April 4th, 2010, 04:10 AM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
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Default How to compare and move false information to another cell

Do you mean: =IF(OR(A2=B3,A4=B3),A4,A2) in N3?



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I am trying to compare A2 and A4 to B3 if b3 equal A2 then move A4 to N3
if
not then move A2 to N3.
I am new to using formulas in excel


 




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