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  1. 09-28-2022, 08:58 AM #1
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    3 options, want 3 different things returned with IF formula

    Hi all, I came across a previous thread here that partly answered exactly what I was looking for, they wanted to know how to use if to return certain criteria.

    I have codes in a column that start with 1 of 3 letters, if they start with "e" I want say, "eggs" returned, if they start with I, I want say, "India" returned and if they start with V I want say "Voice" returned, is there a way I can extend this formula to have all 3 options covered?
    so, what I learned from the previous thread and worked perfectly was that this would work for me for the first condition -

    =if(left(a1,1)="E","eggs","") then how do I extend this to cover the other two possibilities?

    Thanks so much in advance, glad I came across this thread & forum!
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    Re: 3 options, want 3 different things returned with IF formula

    IF is not actually the best option here - avoid function names in thread titles.

    Try this:

    =LOOKUP(LEFT(A1,1),{"e","i","v"},{"eggs","India","voice"})

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    Re: 3 options, want 3 different things returned with IF formula

    That has worked a treat, thanks so much!
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    Re: 3 options, want 3 different things returned with IF formula

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