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Hi
I am trying to write a formula that says
If cell A has a date then use that date, if cell A has “not req†then use cell C.
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Excelchat Expert
18/10/2017 - 07:33
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Excelchat Expert
18/10/2017 - 07:33
Do you want to check if cell A has date or not req ?
Excelchat Expert
18/10/2017 - 07:34
or if there is no date and nothing there ?
User
18/10/2017 - 07:35
I want to say to use cell a if it has a date but if the words “not req” are in cell a then I want to use cell c
Excelchat Expert
18/10/2017 - 07:36
so if the cell is blank ?
User
18/10/2017 - 07:37
So right now I am trying to calculate a start date based on two different cells of data
User
18/10/2017 - 07:38
so I want to say, start on this date if cell a has a date; but if cell a has the words not req then I want to start on the date shown in cell c
Excelchat Expert
18/10/2017 - 07:40
so now I am checking for not req
User
18/10/2017 - 07:40
yea
Excelchat Expert
18/10/2017 - 07:43
so now i will check for both is that ok?
Excelchat Expert
18/10/2017 - 07:44
so if the cell was blank do you want something to happened ?
User
18/10/2017 - 07:44
Ok
User
18/10/2017 - 07:44
No the cell will not be blank
User
18/10/2017 - 07:44
either the cell will have a date or it will have “not req”
Excelchat Expert
18/10/2017 - 07:45
the best practice is to check for not req
User
18/10/2017 - 07:45
ok
Excelchat Expert
18/10/2017 - 07:45
it will be better ok
User
18/10/2017 - 07:45
ok
Excelchat Expert
18/10/2017 - 07:45
you can use the below formula for that
Excelchat Expert
18/10/2017 - 07:45
=if(A1="not req",C1,A1)
Excelchat Expert
18/10/2017 - 07:46
or if you want to check for the date itself use the below formula
Excelchat Expert
18/10/2017 - 07:46
=if(ISERR(DATEVALUE(A1)),C1,A1)
Excelchat Expert
18/10/2017 - 07:47
is that clear ?
User
18/10/2017 - 07:48
it is thank you
Excelchat Expert
18/10/2017 - 07:48
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18/10/2017 - 07:49
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