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Excel formula - Add days to date based on drop down selection [Solved/Closed]

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I want to add days to a date based on options selected from a drop down list. For example, if cell C5 reflects "New Hire" or "Post New Hire", I want cell C7 to add 90 days to the date in cell C6. But if "Extended New Hire" is reflected in cell C5, I want cell C7 to add 180 days to the date in cell C6. I am able to do


For one option, this formula works in cell C7:

=IF(C5="New Hire",$C$6+90)

I tried formula in cell C7 to adjust based on the text in cell C5, but it is returning a FALSE value instead:

=IF(OR(C5="New Hire",$C$6+90),IF(C5="Post New Hire",$C$6+90),IF(C5="Extended New Hire",$C$6+180))

Any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated :)
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Sabernethy, Good morning.

Try to use:

=IF(OR(C5="New Hire",C5="Post New Hire"),$C$6+90,IF(C5="Extended New Hire",$C$6+180,"")

Please, tell us if it works as you desire.
I hope it helps.
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That did the trick!!! Thank you so much for the solution here
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Sabernethy, Good afternoon.

Thanks for the feedback.

Happy to have helped you.

Have a nice day!
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