Excel Tutorial – OR

The OR function in Microsoft Excel is a logical function that allows you to test multiple conditions and returns TRUE if any of the conditions are met, and FALSE if none of the conditions are met. This can be helpful for tasks such as data validation or error checking.

Here’s how to use the OR function:

1. Open a blank Excel spreadsheet.
2. In the cell where you want to display the result of the OR function, type the following formula: =OR(condition1, condition2, …)
3. Replace “condition1”, “condition2”, etc. with the cell references or values that you want to test. Each condition can be a logical test, such as a comparison between two values or a test for a specific value.
4. Press Enter to calculate the result. The result will be TRUE if any of the conditions are met, and FALSE if none of the conditions are met.

Here are a few examples of how you might use the OR function:

• Test if a cell contains a value greater than 10 or less than 20: =OR(A1>10, A1<20)
• Test if a cell contains the word “apple” or the word “orange”: =OR(A1=”apple”, A1=”orange”)
• Test if a cell contains a number or the word “yes”: =OR(ISNUMBER(A1), A1=”yes”)