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Comparing text from two cells and returning the one that DOESN'T match

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    Comparing text from two cells and returning the one that DOESN'T match

    If I have two cells in A1 and B1

    cat dog

    In A5, I want to return the one that ISN'T "cat" (which I would set in a cell somewhere). So A5 would say "dog". How would I do that? Is this even possible?

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    Re: Comparing text from two cells and returning the one that DOESN'T match

    You could use this formula in A5:

    =IF(A1="cat",IF(B1="cat","",B1),A1)

    Hope this helps.

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