<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 10:08:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/nested-if-rewrites/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Summary of the 8 Nested IF() Rewrites]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are numerous ways of rewriting convoluted nested IF()s, only 8 of which are covered here to accommodate versions of Excel going back to 2000. Some rewrites use just 1 function. VLOOKUP() is the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nested-if-rewrites/@magnacarta/summary-of-the-8-nested</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nested-if-rewrites/@magnacarta/summary-of-the-8-nested</guid><category><![CDATA[nested-if-rewrites]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[magnacarta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2021 22:55:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmY8PmLqJ5n1ciGA2uY8MKCyJMUtxUWkoLDVnjN2zuTK1B/8_nested_if_rewrites_summary.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rewrite #8: REPT()]]></title><description><![CDATA[Excel syntax for 1 use of REPT(): =REPT(text, number_times) UK Pound Sterling is back, this time in cell B11 to illustrate how REPT() can be used to rewrite nested IF()s. Unlike the other functions and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nested-if-rewrites/@magnacarta/rewrite-8-rept</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nested-if-rewrites/@magnacarta/rewrite-8-rept</guid><category><![CDATA[nested-if-rewrites]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[magnacarta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2021 05:07:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmPu8JXwEzmQWTCfwC2Zy1zJG33qQd1JMVD422EvtHyU5G/8_nested_if_rewrites_08_rept_.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rewrite #7: Boolean Logic]]></title><description><![CDATA[INR, the Indian Rupee, will be used in D10 to show Boolean Logic in action. As mentioned in Rewrite #5 (SUMPRODUCT()), Boolean values are values which result in either a TRUE or FALSE value. As noted Rewrite]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nested-if-rewrites/@magnacarta/rewrite-7-boolean-logic</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nested-if-rewrites/@magnacarta/rewrite-7-boolean-logic</guid><category><![CDATA[nested-if-rewrites]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[magnacarta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2021 04:51:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmapY6C9oay6cR2KXzsgQLo1FSJpRiYTCrpFhWX1CB5qtD/8_nested_if_rewrites_07_boolean_logic.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rewrite #6: SUMIF()]]></title><description><![CDATA[Excel syntax for SUMIF(): =SUMIF(range, criteria[, sum_range]) The East Caribbean Dollar, XCD, will be used in D9 to illustrate how SUMIF() can be used to rewrite nested IF()s. SUMIF() is very similar]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nested-if-rewrites/@magnacarta/rewrite-6-sumif</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nested-if-rewrites/@magnacarta/rewrite-6-sumif</guid><category><![CDATA[nested-if-rewrites]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[magnacarta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2021 04:19:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmXujq3AaPMchBmC2BMbPCnS6Jf4N4UAQcekWv5owCXNQU/8_nested_if_rewrites_06_sumif_.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rewrite #5: SUMPRODUCT()]]></title><description><![CDATA[Excel syntax for SUMPRODUCT(): =SUMPRODUCT(array1[, array2][, array3][, …]) The Australian Dollar (AUD) will be used in D8 to illustrate how SUMPRODUCT() can be used to rewrite nested IF()s. At first,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nested-if-rewrites/@magnacarta/rewrite-5-sumproduct</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nested-if-rewrites/@magnacarta/rewrite-5-sumproduct</guid><category><![CDATA[nested-if-rewrites]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[magnacarta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2021 03:28:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmPrc5XyUL64ZHopYF5cMnd8n8SmMKR5yUKD5PfXRLwUT7/8_nested_if_rewrites_05_sumproduct_.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rewrite #4: VLOOKUP-CHOOSE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Excel syntax for VLOOKUP(): =VLOOKUP(lookup_value, table_array, col_index_num, [range_lookup]) Excel syntax for CHOOSE(): =CHOOSE(index_num, value1[, value2][, value3][, …]) Syntax for VLOOKUP-CHOOSE]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nested-if-rewrites/@magnacarta/rewrite-4-vlookup-choose</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nested-if-rewrites/@magnacarta/rewrite-4-vlookup-choose</guid><category><![CDATA[nested-if-rewrites]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[magnacarta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2021 02:09:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmYhPdCqCFLjKndKUDWSjc5v17U9GMEAvTmWBrcnoaiQBW/8_nested_if_rewrites_04_vlookup_choose.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rewrite #3: INDEX-MATCH]]></title><description><![CDATA[Excel syntax for INDEX(): =INDEX(array, row_num[, column_num]) Excel syntax for MATCH(): =MATCH(lookup_value, lookup_array, [match_type]) Syntax for INDEX-MATCH: =INDEX(array, MATCH(lookup_value, lookup_array,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nested-if-rewrites/@magnacarta/rewrite-3-index-match</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nested-if-rewrites/@magnacarta/rewrite-3-index-match</guid><category><![CDATA[nested-if-rewrites]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[magnacarta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2021 20:50:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmXeiygENgrLJn2SXL9YDJsgSytSr1o3ayJbQh8wCyc2mJ/8_nested_if_rewrites_03_index_match.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rewrite #2: CHOOSE-MATCH]]></title><description><![CDATA[Excel syntax for CHOOSE(): =CHOOSE(index_num, value1[, value2][, value3][, …]) Excel syntax for MATCH(): =MATCH(lookup_value, lookup_array, [match_type]) Syntax for CHOOSE-MATCH: =CHOOSE(MATCH(lookup_value,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nested-if-rewrites/@magnacarta/rewrite-2-choose-match</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nested-if-rewrites/@magnacarta/rewrite-2-choose-match</guid><category><![CDATA[nested-if-rewrites]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[magnacarta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2021 04:18:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmVLn8g9xSEL52WtVDRt2V8Ee539Asjov9owhiw9FpwYQD/8_nested_if_rewrites_02_choose_match.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rewrite #1: VLOOKUP()]]></title><description><![CDATA[Excel syntax for VLOOKUP(): =VLOOKUP(lookup_value, table_array, col_index_num, [range_lookup]) Just from the Excel syntax it's obvious that VLOOKUP() is easier to use than the 8-level-deep nested IF()]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nested-if-rewrites/@magnacarta/rewrite-1-vlookup</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nested-if-rewrites/@magnacarta/rewrite-1-vlookup</guid><category><![CDATA[nested-if-rewrites]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[magnacarta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2021 19:12:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmbX4exsmgbMRsxVjqrSWweDiLsTnTVVyKxbQovzYixE9q/8_nested_if_rewrites_01_vlookup_.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[8 Ways To Rewrite Nested IF() Functions]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Building Block of Spreadsheets One of the most commonly used functions in a spreadsheet app is IF(). It's also the most basic function used for testing conditions needed to make decisions. As a reminder,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nested-if-rewrites/@magnacarta/8-ways-to-rewrite-nested</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nested-if-rewrites/@magnacarta/8-ways-to-rewrite-nested</guid><category><![CDATA[nested-if-rewrites]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[magnacarta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2021 03:55:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmReefosR8giSHAyztGYVuQwa74oLzQgdWPBgrX4LsVUAt/8_nested_if_rewrites_tables.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item></channel></rss>