Need a formula

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doutol1 Posts 3 Registration date Tuesday August 23, 2016 Status Member Last seen August 23, 2016 - Aug 23, 2016 at 04:46 AM
Mazzaropi Posts 1985 Registration date Monday August 16, 2010 Status Contributor Last seen May 24, 2023 - Aug 24, 2016 at 09:06 AM
on 1/1/16 (a1) , John (b1) told me he'd pay me $1 in 30 days.
i want a formula that will automatically add 30 days from (a1) in date form in another cell based on the SPECIFIC text entered in (b1)

column "a" has a preset date
column "b" has SPECIFIC text

If column "b" = specific text, i need column c to equal a certain number of days starting from the date listed in column "a". the range could be anywhere from 1-31 from the date listed in column "a".

please help, I've been racking my brain trying to figure this out. thanks.

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Mazzaropi Posts 1985 Registration date Monday August 16, 2010 Status Contributor Last seen May 24, 2023 147
Aug 23, 2016 at 11:52 AM
doutol1, Good morning.

Suppose:
A1 --> 1/1/16
A2 --> 50
B1 --> John told me he'd pay me

Try to use:

C1 --> ="On " & TEXT(A1,"M/D/YY ") & B1 & TEXT(A2," $ 00 ") & "in " & TEXT(A1+30,"M/D/YY ")

RESULT:

C1 -->
On 1/1/16 John told me he'd pay me $ 50 in 1/31/16

Is this what you want?
I hope it helps.
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Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
Marcílio Lobão
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doutol1 Posts 3 Registration date Tuesday August 23, 2016 Status Member Last seen August 23, 2016
Aug 23, 2016 at 01:20 PM
thank you! this is very close. I've played with this and really, the only thing I need is the date in "c1". Is that possible using the same to formula?
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doutol1 Posts 3 Registration date Tuesday August 23, 2016 Status Member Last seen August 23, 2016
Aug 23, 2016 at 01:32 PM
sorry. let me be more clear. this works. (adding 30 days in date from from another cell) but i want to make sure that my formula will recognize the fact that (john= +30 days) and know to add 30 when his name is entered. not only in "c1", but moving forward. (incase John owes me money in the future)
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Mazzaropi Posts 1985 Registration date Monday August 16, 2010 Status Contributor Last seen May 24, 2023 147
Aug 24, 2016 at 09:06 AM
doutol1, Good morning.

"...the only thing I need is the date in "c1". Is that possible using the same to formula?..."
Try it:
C1 --> =A1 + 30
Format C1 to DATE

Sorry. I've read your second message a few times and I could not understand your need.
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