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An IF function with four conditions can be written as IF(condition1, value1, IF(condition2, value2, IF(condition3, value3, IF(condition4, value4, value_if_false)))). This formula evaluates each condition in order and returns the corresponding value, or the final value if all conditions are false.
You can use the following formulas to create an IF function with 4 conditions in Excel:
Method 1: Nested IF Function
=IF(C2<15,"Bad",IF(C2<20,"OK",IF(C2<25,"Good",IF(C2<30,"Great","Awesome"))))
Method 2: IF Function with AND Logic
=IF(AND(A2="Mavs", B2="Guard", C2>20, D2>4), "Yes", "No")
Method 3: IF Function with OR Logic
=IF(OR(A2="Mavs", B2="Guard", C2>20, D2>4), "Yes", "No")
The following examples show how to use each formula in practice with the following dataset in Excel:
Example 1: Nested IF Function
We can type the following formula into cell E2 to return a specific value based on the value for each player in the Points column:
=IF(C2<15,"Bad",IF(C2<20,"OK",IF(C2<25,"Good",IF(C2<30,"Great","Awesome"))))
We can then drag and fill this formula down to each remaining cell in column E:
Here’s what this formula did:
- If the value in the Points column is less than 15, return Bad.
- Else, if the value in the Points column is less than 20, return OK.
- Else, if the value in the Points column is less than 25, return Good.
- Else, if the value in the Points column is less than 30, return Great.
- Else, return Awesome.
Example 2: IF Function with AND Logic
=IF(AND(A2="Mavs", B2="Guard", C2>20, D2>4), "Yes", "No")
We can then drag and fill this formula down to each remaining cell in column E:
Here’s what this formula did:
- If the value in the Team column was “Mavs” and the value in the Position column was “Guard” and the value in the Points column was greater than 20 and the value in the Assists column was greater than 4, return Yes.
- Else, if at least one condition is not met then return No.
Example 3: IF Function with OR Logic
We can type the following formula into cell E2 to return “Yes” if one of four conditions are met for a specific player or “No” if none of the conditions are met:
=IF(OR(A2="Mavs", B2="Guard", C2>20, D2>4), "Yes", "No")
We can then drag and fill this formula down to each remaining cell in column E:
Here’s what this formula did:
- If the value in the Team column was “Mavs” or the value in the Position column was “Guard” or the value in the Points column was greater than 20 or the value in the Assists column was greater than 4, return Yes.
- Else, if none of the conditions are met then return No.