If a date is less than
How to test if a date is less than another date and return a value if the test is True or False through the use of an Excel formula, with the IF function
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=IF(B8<$C$5,"Lower","Greater")
=IF(B10<$C$5,$C$6,$C$7)
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GENERIC FORMULA
=IF(date<less_date,value_if_true,value_if_false)
ARGUMENTS GENERIC FORMULA
=IF(date<less_date,value_if_true,value_if_false)
ARGUMENTS EXPLANATION This formula uses the IF function to test if a date is less than another date and return a value if the test is True or False.
Click on either the Hard Coded or Cell Reference button to view the formula that has the return values directly entered into the formula or referenced to a specific cell.
In this example the formula identifies if a date is less than another date through the use of a less than (>) sign. Out of the three dates that we are testing one of them is less than the specific date and therefore the formula will return a text value of "Lower". For the dates that are greater than or equal to the specific date the formula will return a text value of "Greater". |
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| If a date is greater than | How to test if a date is greater than another date and return a value if the test is True or False | |
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| Related Functions | Description | Related Functions and Description |
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| IF Function | The Excel IF function performs a test on specified conditions entered into the formula and returns a specified value if the result is TRUE or another specified value if the result is FALSE |