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    Good morning,

    I want to return specific values in a cell based on a drop-down list (single values per column), for example, if Activity = Marketing, then return value 45. However I need multiple options in each column, so I need the formula to then look for another activity and return a different value based on that.

    Effectively, can I use multiple criteria with multiple results?

    So the single formula works fine =IF(CONTAINS("Advertising", Activity@row), 45, "")

    But I then want to look for Operations and return a value of 30.

    Anyone any suggestions?

    Thanks!

    Lisa

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      Hi Lisa B 2022,

      You can try this formula for your condition-

      =IF(CONTAINS("Advertising", Activity@row), 45, IF(CONTAINS("Operations", Activity@row), 30, ""))

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      Thanks,

      Kaveri Vipat

      Senior Associate - Smartsheet Development, Ignatiuz Software

      2023 Core Product Certified

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