Question : can i say in excel in c1, if a1 = 1 then b1 = something else, without changing the formula in b1?

Hello again,
can i say in excel in cell c1, that if a1 = 1, then b1 = something else, without changing the formula that already exists in b1?
kinda like if laptop = 1 then desktop = 0 BUT cell desktop has it's own formula
OR kinda like if laptop = 1 then desktop = 0 even if it equals 1
i dont want to wipe the formual in desktop, just override it somehow is this possible?
it's like i need an IF that has "value OF ANOTHER CELL if true"
sometimes it can be both laptop and desktop (its not really a computer) so i must force incompatble choices to be compatible somehow
Is this hopeless? :)

Answer : can i say in excel in c1, if a1 = 1 then b1 = something else, without changing the formula in b1?

Hi davenseopen,
      You can do it like this...

In B1,

=IF(A1=1,"Something else",your formula without =)

Like..
=IF(A1=1,0,SUM(A1:A10))

Bye
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Harish