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OR function
Applies To: Excel 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2016 for Mac,
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Use the OR function, one of the logical functions, to determine if any conditions in a test are
TRUE.

Example

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Examples
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Here are some general examples of using OR by itself, and in conjunction with IF.

Formula Description

=ORA2>1,A2<100 Displays TRUE if A2 is greater than 1 OR less than 100,

otherwise it displays FALSE.

=IFORA2>1,A2<100,A3,"The Displays the value in cell A3 if it is greater than 1 OR less

value is out of range" than 100, otherwise it displays the message "The value is
out of range".

=IFORA2<0,A2>50,A2,"The Displays the value in cell A2 if its less than 0 OR greater

value is out of range" than 50, otherwise it displays a message.

Sales Commission Calculation

Here is a fairly common scenario where we need to calculate if sales people qualify for a
commission using IF and OR.

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=IF(OR(B14>=$B$4,C14>=$B$5),B14*$B$6,0) IF Total Sales are greater than or equal to

>= the Sales Goal, OR Accounts are greater than or equal to >= the Account Goal, then
multiply Total Sales by the Commission %, otherwise return 0.

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See Also
See a video on how to use the IF function

Learn how to use nested functions in a formula

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