IF statements in Excel are my secret sauce for transforming spreadsheets into intelligent decision-making tools. They respond to changing data, allowing me to streamline my work.

For example, if a spreadsheet lists sales figures, you can use Excel logic statements to determine whether cell values exceed a certain threshold, above which your salesperson earns a commission.

If you can decide what to have for lunch, you already understand Excel's IF logic--you just need to understand the format.

Added by Microsoft in 2016, the IFS function replaces the need for multiple nested IF statements. You can put all your conditions (percentage grade cutoffs in this example) in one function, making it ...