Excel, IF fuction with cell text values?

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jen - May 26, 2010 at 04:39 AM
jen - May 26, 2010 at 05:30 AM

Hello,

I would like to include the text value of a cell in the statement I have for one of the IF options.

So far my formula is -:

=IF((B19-B12)<0,"To Pay to Employee, "Owed To company")

However I would like to change the employee to a cell value A3, where their name is in text.

=IF((B19-B12)<0,"To Pay to "&A3", "Owed To company")

But this doesn't work....

Would love your suggestions!

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rizvisa1 Posts 4478 Registration date Thursday January 28, 2010 Status Contributor Last seen May 5, 2022 766
May 26, 2010 at 05:23 AM

Change to

=IF((B19-B12)<0,"To Pay to " & A3, "Owed To company")

You should not have "& A3", that makes it a string

jen
May 26, 2010 at 05:30 AM

thank you very much!

I've been struggling with this for some time today, such an easy thing to change, but I would never guess it!

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