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Excel IF formula repair

Fix an Excel IF formula that is not working.

Paste the IF formula you are fighting, type what it should return, and get a focused repair path for wrong branches, missing quotes, AND/OR logic, parentheses, list separators, and IFS alternatives.

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Fix formulas that calculate the wrong value because of references, parentheses, stored types, or lookup settings.

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Fix formulas that return 0, blank, or an empty string because of lookup return cells, IF logic, or hidden zero settings.

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Excel #VALUE! error

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Excel #NAME? error

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Excel #DIV/0! error

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Repair formulas broken by deleted rows, moved cells, invalid references, or shifted lookup ranges.

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Fix lookup formulas that return #N/A because of exact-match settings, text-number mismatches, or range setup.

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Use case

Excel IF formula repair for spreadsheet work.

Help Excel users repair one IF, nested IF, IFS, or IF-with-AND-or-OR formula that returns the wrong answer, shows FALSE or 0, fails syntax checks, or evaluates every row the same way.

What this page gives you

  • A corrected IF-style formula matched to the exact condition, labels, and sample row you provide.
  • A plain-English read of which test runs first and why Excel is returning the wrong branch.
  • Checks for missing quotes, extra parentheses, separator mismatches, blank handling, and long nested logic.

When to use it

Use this page when an IF, nested IF, IFS, or IF with AND/OR formula is close but not reliable. It is especially useful when the formula returns FALSE, 0, blank, #VALUE!, or a plausible label on the wrong rows.

Do not keep patching nested IF formulas when the rule has many ordered outcomes or a table of thresholds. IFS, SWITCH, XLOOKUP, or a helper table can be easier to review and safer to fill down.

Worked example

A teacher wants Pass when the score in B2 is at least 60 and attendance in C2 is at least 80%, and Fail otherwise.

=IF(AND(B2>=60,C2>=80%),"Pass","Fail")

The repaired formula keeps the two required conditions inside AND, returns Pass only when both are true, returns Fail otherwise, and removes the extra closing parenthesis that made the original formula invalid.

Check before you paste

  • Confirm every text result such as Pass, Yes, Review, or Fail is wrapped in quotes.
  • Count opening and closing parentheses before changing working logic.
  • Check whether your Excel locale expects commas or semicolons between IF arguments.
  • Test boundary values such as exactly 60 when the formula uses greater-than or greater-than-or-equal logic.
  • Use IFS, SWITCH, or a lookup table when a long nested IF is really an ordered decision list.

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