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10/1/2007 12:34:03 AM EDT
Not sure how much help I'm going to get this late but here goes:

I'm working on a Finance project in excel and don't know the function or how to write out the formula for the results I need. I have several columns with the numbers being reduced in the first column by a main column of numbers. What I need for it to do is once the first column hits 0, the numbers in the second column start being reduced by the main column.

I know, hard to explain. Hell I'll draw a graph if it'll help. Lemme know what you guys got.

Thanks!
10/1/2007 12:53:14 AM EDT
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10/1/2007 1:00:52 AM EDT
[#2]
I can't really figure out what you're asking, drawing the graph will def help.
10/1/2007 1:12:22 AM EDT
[#3]
Jesus fuckin-A christ private Pile.  I use Excel every day and you are already way over my head.  But then, in my field we aren't known for being math wizards.  Wish I could offer more than just a smart-assed remark.
10/1/2007 1:13:04 AM EDT
[#4]
Maybe an IF function?

There is more info on conditional functions under the help topic "About calculating a value based on a condition" (in Excel 2000 anyway).
10/1/2007 1:26:06 AM EDT
[#5]
I'm slowly starting to get it now. Just using a lot of IF functions.

BTW is there a to use multiple IF functions. Where one IF function must be satisfied before the next one? Any special way of writing that?

Sorry I'm not very coherent. It is 5:30 here and I've been working on this for 12 hours now
10/1/2007 1:27:33 AM EDT
[#6]

Quoted:
Maybe an IF function?

There is more info on conditional functions under the help topic "About calculating a value based on a condition" (in Excel 2000 anyway).


That's what I was thinking.
If the first column is "column A" and the second column is "column B".

So write the formula in the column B SUM or whatever the bottom is.

The format is: IF(condition, what happens if condition is true, else what happens when condition is false)

IF("column A"<=0, SUM of "column B" - "main column, SUM of "column B")  

You can nest the formulas too.
10/1/2007 1:42:09 AM EDT
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Quoted:
BTW is there a to use multiple IF functions. Where one IF function must be satisfied before the next one? Any special way of writing that?


Yes, the IF statements are nestable.

It would look something like this:
IF(A10<=100,IF(A10<=70,"Damn penny pincher","Within budget"),"Over budget")
10/1/2007 2:32:45 AM EDT
[#8]

Quoted:

Quoted:
BTW is there a to use multiple IF functions. Where one IF function must be satisfied before the next one? Any special way of writing that?


Yes, the IF statements are nestable.

It would look something like this:
IF(A10<=100,IF(A10<=70,"Damn penny pincher","Within budget"),"Over budget")


Oh wow. Thank you so much it finally makes sense.