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Formula help please (Simple if statement!)
Good afternoon, I am having trouble with an IF statement returning a date. It works fine if I ask it to display a text column instead of the date column so I know my formula is correct.
Basically I have added a column with a display on calendar or not, so a simple Yes or No drop down.Β If it is "Yes" display the Event Date, if "No" display blank.
=IF([Appear on Calendar ?]1 = "Yes", [Event Date]1, " ")
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Can anyone help please?Β For some reason it doesnt like displaying the date!
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Thankyou so much
Dawn
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Dawn,
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Check if the column type is Date/Time or Date.
If Date/Time, that means the column is part of the sheet Dependencies.
The Date/Time columns linked to the Gantt chart and calendar can't have formulas because the system will override them based on other user input.
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Otherwise, you formula looks OK.
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Does your formula show up like this
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'=IF([Appear on Calendar ?]1 = "Yes", [Event Date]1,"")
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with the single quote ' symbol? That is the second clue that the formula won't be accepted.
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Craig
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Thank you Craig, I knew it was something simple - it's obvious now
Dawn -
It very often is, once you know the answer.Β
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Glad I can help.
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Craig
