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    Question How2: IF column a = blank and column b = y, THEN make column a = X and column b = blank

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    In Excel, how do I write the formula for IF column a = blank and column b = y, THEN make column a = X and column b = blank?

    Scenario - I have 2 columns, A and B
    When Column A = Blank and Column B = No author listed, I want to make Column A = X and Column B = Blank.

    How do I do this?

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    Re: How2: IF column a = blank and column b = y, THEN make column a = X and column b = blan

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    Re: How2: IF column a = blank and column b = y, THEN make column a = X and column b = blan

    When you say "no author listed", do you mean that the cell contains that text, or that it is empty.

    You could do it manually by applying auto filters:

    Select < blanks > from the filter drop-down on A, then select < No author listed > or < blanks > for column B
    Then put an "X" in the first visible cell of column A and delete the contents of the corresponding cell in column B
    Then select those two cells and copy then down the remaining visible cells.
    Remove the filtering on those two columns.

    Hope this helps.

    Pete

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