Using "If cell contains #N/A" as a formula condition.

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bobbyjones picture bobbyjones · Jan 7, 2014 · Viewed 310.6k times · Source

I need help on my Excel sheet. How can I declare the following IF condition properly?

if A1 = "n/a" then C1 = B1
else if A1 != "n/a" or has value(int) then C1 = A1*B1

Answer

NullDev picture NullDev · Jan 7, 2014

Input the following formula in C1:

=IF(ISNA(A1),B1,A1*B1)

Screenshots:

When #N/A:

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When not #N/A:

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Let us know if this helps.

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