Using or in excel equation

Функция OR (ИЛИ) в Excel используется для сравнения двух условий.

Что возвращает функция

Возвращает логическое значение TRUE (Истина), при выполнении условий сравнения в функции и отображает FALSE (Ложь), если условия функции не совпадают.

Синтаксис

=OR(logical1, [logical2],…) — английская версия

=ИЛИ(логическое_значение1;[логическое значение2];…) — русская версия

Аргументы функции

• logical1 (логическое_значение1) — первое условие которое оценивает функция по логике TRUE или FALSE;
• [logical2] ([логическое значение2]) — (не обязательно) это второе условие которое вы можете оценить с помощью функции по логике TRUE или FALSE.

Дополнительная информация

• Функция OR (ИЛИ) может использоваться с другими формулами.

Например, в функции IF (ЕСЛИ) вы можете оценить условие и затем присвоить значение, когда данные отвечают условиям логики TRUE или FALSE. Используя функцию вместе с IF (ЕСЛИ), вы можете тестировать несколько условий оценки значений за раз.

Например, если вы хотите проверить значение в ячейке А1 по условию: “Если значение больше “0” или меньше “100” то… “ — вы можете использовать следующую формулу:

=IF(OR(A1>100,A1<0),”Верно”,”Неверно”) — английская версия

=ЕСЛИ(ИЛИ(A1>100;A1<0);»Верно»;»Неверно») — русская версия

• Аргументы функции должны быть логически вычислимы по принципу TRUE или FALSE;
• Текст и пустые ячейки игнорируются функцией;
• Если вы используете функцию с не логически вычисляемыми значениями — она выдаст ошибку;
• Вы можете тестировать максимум 255 условий в одной формуле.

Примеры использования функции OR (ИЛИ) в Excel

Пример 1. Используем аргументы TRUE и FALSE в функции OR (ИЛИ)

Вы можете использовать TRUE/FALSE в качестве аргументов. Если любой из них соответствует условию TRUE, функция выдаст результат TRUE. Если оба аргумента функции соответствуют условию FALSE, функция выдаст результат FALSE.

Она может использовать аргументы TRUE и FALSE в кавычках.

Пример 2. Используем ссылки на ячейки, содержащих TRUE/FALSE

Вы можете использовать ссылки на ячейки со значениями TRUE или FALSE. Если любое значение из ссылок соответствует условиям TRUE, функция выдаст TRUE.

Пример 3. Используем условия с функцией OR (ИЛИ)

Вы можете проверять условия с помощью функции OR (ИЛИ). Если любое из условий соответствует TRUE, функция выдаст результат TRUE.

Пример 4. Используем числовые значения с функцией OR (ИЛИ)

Число “0” считается FALSE в Excel по умолчанию. Любое число, выше “0”, считается TRUE (оно может быть положительным, отрицательным или десятичным числом).

Пример 5. Используем функцию OR (ИЛИ) с другими функциями

Вы можете использовать функцию OR (ИЛИ) с другими функциями для того, чтобы оценить несколько условий.

На примере ниже показано, как использовать функцию вместе с IF (ЕСЛИ):

На примере выше, мы дополнительно используем функцию IF (ЕСЛИ) для того, чтобы проверить несколько условий. Формула проверяет значение ячеек А2 и A3. Если в одной из них значение более чем “70”, то формула выдаст “TRUE”.

Logical functions are designed to test one or several conditions, and perform the actions prescribed for each of the two possible results. Such results can only be logical TRUE or FALSE.

Excel contains several logical functions such as IF, IFERROR, SUMIF, AND, OR, and others. The last two are not used in practice, as a rule, because the result of their calculations may be one of only two possible options (TRUE, FALSE). When combined with the IF function, they are able to significantly expand its functionality.



Examples of using formulas with IF, AND, OR functions in Excel

Example 1. When calculating the cost of the amount of consumed kW of electricity for subscribers, the following conditions are taken into account:

1. If less than 3 people live in the apartment or less than 100 kW of electricity was consumed per month, the rate per 1 kW is 4.35$.
2. In other cases, the rate for 1 kW is 5.25$.

Calculate the amount payable per month for several subscribers.

View source data table:

Perform the calculation according to the formula:

Argument Description:

• OR (B3<=2,C3<100) is a logical expression that verifies two conditions: do less than 3 people live in the apartment or does the total amount of energy consumed less than 100 kW? The result of the test will be TRUE if either of these two conditions is true;
• C3 * 4.35 — the amount to be paid, if the OR function returns TRUE;
• C3 * 5.25 is the amount to be paid if OR returns FALSE.

We stretch the formula for the remaining cells using the autocomplete function. The result of the calculation for each subscriber:

Using the AND function in the formula in the first argument in the IF function, we check the conformity of the values by two conditions at once.



Formula with IF and AVERAGE functions for selecting of values by conditions

Example 2. Applicants entering the university for the specialty «mechanical engineer» are required to pass 3 exams in mathematics, physics and English. The maximum score for each exam is 100. The average passing score for 3 exams is 75, while the minimum score in physics must be at least 70 points, and in mathematics it is 80. Determine applicants who have successfully passed the exams.

View source table:

To determine the enrolled students use the formula:

Argument Description:

• AND(B4>=80,C4>=70,AVERAGE(B4:D4)>=75) — checked logical expressions according to the condition of the problem;
• «Enroll» — the result, if the function AND returned the value TRUE (all expressions represented as its arguments, as a result of the calculations returned the value TRUE);
• «Not Enroll» — the result if AND returned FALSE.

Using the autocomplete function (double-click on the cursor marker in the lower right corner), we get the rest of the results:

Formula with logical functions AND IF OR in excel

Example 3. Subsidies in the amount of 30% are charged to families with an average income below 8,000$, which are large or there is no main breadwinner. If the number of children is over 5, the amount of the subsidy is 50%. Determine who should receive subsidies and who should not.

View source table:

To check the criteria according to the condition of the problem, we write the formula:

Argument Description:

• AND(B3<8000,OR(C3=TRUE,E3=FALSE)) is the checked expression according to the condition of the problem. In this case, the AND function returns the TRUE value, if B3 <8000 is true and at least one of the expressions passed as arguments to the OR function also returns the TRUE value.
• The nested IF function performs a check on the number of children in the family, which rely on subsidies.
• If the main condition returned the result is FALSE, the main function IF returns the text string “no”.

Perform the calculation for the first family and stretch the formula to the remaining cells using the autocomplete function. Results:

Features of using logical functions IF, AND, OR in Excel

The IF function has the following syntax notation:

=IF(Logical_test,[ Value_if_True ],[ Value_if_False])

As you can see, by default, you can check only one condition, for example, is e3 more than 20? Using the IF function, this check can be done as follows:

=IF(EXP(3)>20,»more»,»less»)

As a result, the text string “more” will be returned. If we need to find out if any value belongs to the specified interval, we will need to compare this value with the upper and lower limits of the intervals, respectively. For example, is the result of calculating e3 in the range from 20 to 25? When using the IF function alone, you must enter the following entry:

=IF(EXP(3)>20,IF(EXP(3)<25,»belongs»,»does not belong»),»does not belong»)

We have a nested function IF as one of the possible results of the implementation of the main function IF, and therefore the syntax looks somewhat cumbersome. If you also need to know, for example, whether the square root e3 is equal to a numeric value from a fractional number range from 4 to 5, the final formula will look cumbersome and unreadable.

It is much easier to use as a condition a complex expression that can be written using AND and OR functions. For example, the above function can be rewritten as follows:

=IF(AND(EXP(3)>20,EXP(3)<25),»belongs»,»does not belong»)

The result of the execution of the AND expression (EXP(3)>20,EXP(3)<25) can be a logical value TRUE only if the result of checking each of the specified conditions is a logical value TRUE. In other words, the function AND allows you to test one, two or more hypotheses on their truth, and returns the result FALSE if at least one of them is incorrect.

Sometimes you want to know if at least one assumption is true. In this case, it is convenient to use the OR function, which performs the check of one or several logical expressions and returns a logical TRUE, if the result of the calculations of at least one of them is a logical TRUE. For example, you want to know if e3 is an integer or a number that is less than 100? To test this condition, you can use the following formula:

=IF(OR(MOD(EXP(3),1)<>0,EXP(3)<100),»true»,»false»)

The “<>” means inequality, that is, more or less than some value. In this case, both expressions return the value TRUE, and the result of the execution of the IF function is the text string «true.» However, if an OR test was performed (MOD(EXP (3),1)<>0,EXP(3)<20, while EXP(3) <20 will return FALSE, the result of the calculation of the IF function will not change, since MOD(EXP(3),1) <> 0 returns TRUE.

Download examples using the functions OR AND IF in Excel

In practice, often used bundles IF + AND, IF + OR, or all three functions at once. Consider examples of similar use of these functions.

Excel IF AND OR functions on their own aren’t very exciting, but mix them up with the IF Statement and you’ve got yourself a formula that’s much more powerful.

In this tutorial we’re going to take a look at the basics of the AND and OR functions and then put them to work with an IF Statement.  If you aren’t familiar with IF Statements, click here to read that tutorial first.

AND Function

The AND function belongs to the logic family of formulas, along with IF, OR and a few others.  It’s useful when you have multiple conditions that must be met.

In Excel language on its own the AND formula reads like this:

=AND(logical1,[logical2]....)

Now to translate into English:

=AND(is condition 1 true, AND condition 2 true (add more conditions if you want)

OR Function

The OR function is useful when you are happy if one, OR another condition is met.

In Excel language on its own the OR formula reads like this:

=OR(logical1,[logical2]....)

Now to translate into English:

=OR(is condition 1 true, OR condition 2 true (add more conditions if you want)

See, I did say they weren’t very exciting, but let’s mix them up with IF and put AND and OR to work.

IF AND Formula

First let’s set the scene of our challenge for the IF, AND formula:

In our spreadsheet below we want to calculate a bonus to pay the children’s TV personalities listed.  The rules, as devised by my 4 year old son, are:

1)      If the TV personality is Popular AND

2)      If they earn less than $100k per year they get a 10% bonus (my 4 year old will write them an IOU, he’s good for it though).

In cell D2 we will enter our IF AND formula as follows:

In English first

=IF(Spider Man is Popular, AND he earns <$100k),  calculate his salary x 10%, if not put "Nil" in the cell)

Now in Excel’s language:

=IF(AND(B2="Yes",C2<100),C2x$H$1,"Nil")

You’ll notice that the two conditions are typed in first, and then the outcomes are entered.  You can have more than two conditions; in fact you can have up to 30 by simply separating each condition with a comma (see warning below about going overboard with this though).

IF OR Formula

Again let’s set the scene of our challenge for the IF, OR formula:

The revised rules, as devised by my 4 year old son, are:

1)      If the TV personality is Popular OR

2)      If they earn less than $100k per year they get a 10% bonus.

In cell D2 we will enter our IF OR formula as follows:

In English first

=IF(Spider Man is Popular, OR he earns <$100k), calculate his salary x 10%, if not put “Nil” in the cell)

Now in Excel’s language:

=IF(OR(B2="Yes",C2<100),C2x$H$1,"Nil")

Notice how a subtle change from the AND function to the OR function has a significant impact on the bonus figure.

Just like the AND function, you can have up to 30 OR conditions nested in the one formula, again just separate each condition with a comma.

Try other operators

You can set your conditions to test for specific text, as I have done in this example with B2=»Yes», just put the text you want to check between inverted comas “   ”.

Alternatively you can test for a number and because the AND and OR functions belong to the logic family, you can employ different tests other than the less than (<) operator used in the examples above.

Other operators you could use are:

• =             Equal to
• >             Greater Than
• <=           Less than or equal to
• >=           Greater than or equal to
• <>           Less than or greater than

Warning: Don’t go overboard with nesting IF, AND, and OR’s, as it will be painful to decipher if you or someone else ever needs to update the formula in months or years to come.

Note: These formulas work in all versions of Excel, however versions pre Excel 2007 are limited to 7 nested IF’s.

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Excel IF AND OR Practice Questions

IF AND Formula Practice

In the embedded Excel workbook below insert a formula (in the grey cells in column E), that returns the text ‘Yes’, when a product SKU should be reordered, based on the following criteria:

1. If Stock on hand is less than 20,000 AND
2. Demand level is ‘High’

If the above conditions are met, return ‘Yes’, otherwise, return ‘No’.

Tips for working with the embedded workbook:

1. Use arrow keys to move around the worksheet when you can’t click on the cells with your mouse
2. Use shortcut keys CTRL+C to copy and CTRL+V to paste
3. Don’t forget to absolute cell references where applicable
4. Do not enter anything in column F
5. Double click to edit a cell
6. Refresh the page to reset the embedded workbook

IF OR Formula Practice

In the embedded Excel workbook below insert a formula (in the grey cells in column E) that calculates the bonus due for each salesperson. A $500 bonus is paid if a salesperson meets either target in cells C24 and C25, otherwise they earn $0 bonus.

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Categorized as a logical function, the Excel OR function checks multiple conditions (passed as arguments) to verify whether any of the conditions turn out to be TRUE. The OR function in Excel either returns a TRUE or a FALSE. It returns FALSE only if all arguments evaluate to FALSE. The function returns TRUE even if a single argument evaluates to TRUE.

This logical function will help you compare data and test multiple conditions. Quite a helping hand, OR function has seen many days since its debut in 2003.

If you are familiar with the AND function, you will notice how similar the two functions are. As with most logical functions, the OR function has its brighter moments combined with other functions. Of course, we have the details for you, but let’s cut into the simpler bits first.

Syntax

The syntax of the OR function is as follows:

=OR(logical1, [logical2], ...)

Arguments:

logical1 – The first condition to be tested.
logical2 – The second condition to be tested. Entering this argument is optional.

Important Characteristics of OR Function in Excel

• OR function returns either «TRUE» or «FALSE» and can evaluate up to 255 conditions.
• If an argument is the number 0, the result will be «FALSE».
• If no logical values are found in the formula, the function returns a #VALUE! error.
• If the formula has any typos or misspelling, the function returns a #NAME? error.
• The arguments can be numbers, cell references, defined names, formulas, functions, or text.

Examples of OR Function

Let’s put stuff to work and try to understand the function with some examples.

Example 1 – OR Function With a Single Parameter

OR function can be used with a single Boolean parameter or any expression that results in a Boolean value.

The formula simply would be:

=OR(TRUE) //returns TRUE
=OR("A"="A") //returns TRUE
=OR(1 < 5) //returns TRUE
=OR(FALSE) //returns FALSE
=OR("A"="Z") //returns FALSE
=OR(7 > 10) //returns FALSE
=OR("abc") //returns #VALUE! error

The function evaluates the condition to be logically either TRUE or FALSE and returns the relevant result. Here we have fed only one logical condition into the function. Let’s move on to the effects of working in twos.

Example 2 – OR Function With Two or More Parameters

Now we will use OR function with two Boolean parameters/expressions that result in a Boolean value.

The function makes a selection based on the fulfillment of multiple conditions very easy. We’ll show you how through this example.

Our example is made up of marks scored by students in two tests (column C) and (column D). Students must clear at least one test to pass the subject. Passing marks for each test are 75 or more.

OR function-wise, what that means is that one condition must be fulfilled to return the result TRUE. We have applied the formula as:

=OR(C2 >= 75,D2 >= 75)

One of the values from either cell «C2» or «D2» must be at least 75 in order for the student to pass and the result to return as «TRUE».

Case 1 – When Both Parameters Evaluate to TRUE

Student «Dean Ricci» has scored 76 marks in Test 1 and 90 marks in Test 2. Both scores are above the required 75 marks. Both the conditions fed into the function are TRUE, and the result is «TRUE».

Case 2 – When Both Parameters Evaluate to FALSE

Not all students are as lucky as Dean, and as we have it, student «Preston Hall» scores 40 and 45 marks in the tests respectively. Both the conditions in the function have not been met, which means it’s a «FALSE, FALSE» situation; the scores are less than75, and so the result comes as «FALSE». FALSE is returned by the OR function when all the arguments evaluate to FALSE.

Case 3 – When One Parameter is TRUE, the Other is FALSE

«Augusta Stone» has scored 84 and 45 in tests 1 and 2 respectively. As you can see, the first condition, «C6 >= 75» is met as the score is 84; that part of the function gives a TRUE result. «D6>=75» is not met since the score is 45 in test 2, and this part of the function gives a FALSE result. Since one out of the two conditions supplied to the function are met, the OR function processes this as TRUE and returns «TRUE».

Note how the result won’t be TRUE and FALSE separately for the corresponding expressions; the function equates all expressions to return a single Boolean value as a result. Even though one logical condition (D6>=75) is not met, the function returns «TRUE» if any one condition is met [(C6>=75) in this case]. This means that the OR function will only result in FALSE when all the supplied parameters/expressions evaluate to FALSE. If any expression returns TRUE, the result of the OR function will be TRUE.

The same can be said for student 6; the first condition (C7>=75) is not met while the second (D7>=75) is. This has also resulted in «TRUE» by the function.

Example 3 – Use of OR Function with IF Function

The role of an IF function is to return a value based on a stated condition. IF functions can be nested within each other to develop formulas for handling complex logic.

Instead of having several nested IF functions to test multiple conditions, the OR function can be nested within the IF function to get a similar customized result.

Continuing with the example from above, we will show you how the functions work together.

The plus point here of using the OR function within the IF function is that we can get:

• «Pass» instead of «TRUE» and
• «Fail» instead of «FALSE»

as the result.

We achieve this by the following formula:

=IF(OR(C2 >= 75,D2 >= 75),"Pass","Fail")

The OR function comes into play first. It looks up marks in cells C2 and D2 to be greater than or equal to 75. The OR function checks if any one of the conditions is met and it returns a «TRUE». The result is passed onto the IF function where the corresponding value for TRUE is «Pass»; hence IF function returns «Pass» as the result.

Example 4 – Use of OR Function in Array Form

The OR function can also be used to evaluate a range of cells and determine whether the condition specified, is met in at least one of the cells in the range. Let’s take some help from an example.

In this example, we have a list of students along with their scores. Our objective is to check and see if any student on the list has scored 95 or more.

To accomplish this, we can make use of the OR function in array form as:

{=OR(C2:C11 >= 95)}

Note: This is an array formula and must be entered with Ctrl + Shift + Enter keys, except in Excel 365.

In the above formula, we are asking the OR function to take each cell in the given range i.e. C2:C11, and check if the value in any one of the cells is greater than or equal to 95. If even a single cell in the range has a value greater than or equal to 95, the function returns TRUE otherwise it returns FALSE.

Since in our case student 2 «Disha Varma» has a score of 95, hence the condition is satisfied and the OR function returns a TRUE.

It’s a wrap! You can alt + f4 now «or» you can read on.

Here’s an Excel joke for you:

What if you clicked undo so many times

IT TURNED BACK INTO EXCEL 2.0

We’ll let you sit with that one while we prep another Excel function (without so many undos).