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    If statment

    I am trying to enter the following if statment: =IF((E4>20000)&(F4>0.1999),"Explain:","")

    I need to explain items greater than 20,000 AND 20% for a variance analyisis, but the fomula is not working - any idea what I am going wrong?

    I first tried to make it a condirtital formatting, but that was even harder.

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    Set up the formula as follows;

    ==IF(AND(E4>20000, F4>0.1999),"Explain:","")

    When working with "AND" or "OR", they precede the arguements which are separated by commas. Let me know if this works for you.

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    AWSOME! Works like a charm - great tip!

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    I have one more follow up. The formula above only identifies positive variances - is there anyway to make it +/-?

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    You mean?

    =IF(AND(ABS(E4)>20000, ABS(F4)>0.1999),"Explain:","")
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    The formula looks correct but doesnt seem to be wroking.

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    The ABS() function just takes the positive value of whatever is within the brackets...

    How is it not working?

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    Sorry, I copied a space in the formula - working great!

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