Excel AND Function
Summary
The Excel AND function is a logical function used to require more than one condition at the same time. AND returns either TRUE or FALSE. To test if a number in A1 is greater than zero and less than 10, use =AND(A1>0,A1<10). The AND function can be used as the logical test inside the IF function to avoid extra nested IFs, and can be combined with the OR function.
Purpose
Test multiple conditions with AND
Return value
TRUE if all arguments evaluate TRUE; FALSE if not
Syntax
=AND (logical1, [logical2], ...)
Arguments
- logical1 - The first condition or logical value to evaluate.
- logical2 - [optional] The second condition or logical value to evaluate.
Usage notes
The AND function is used to apply more than one condition at the same time, up to 255 conditions. Each logical condition (logical1, logical2, etc.) must return TRUE or FALSE, or be arrays or references that contain logical values.
Examples
To test if the value in A1 is greater than 0 and less than 5, use the following formula:
=AND(A1>0,A1<5)
You can embed the AND function inside the the IF function. Using the above example, you can supply AND as the logical_test for the IF function like so:
This formula will return "Approved" only if the value in A1 is greater than 0 and less than 5.
You can combine the AND function with the OR function. The formula below returns TRUE when A1 > 100 and B1 is "complete" or "pending":
See more examples of the AND function in formulas below.
Notes
- The AND function is not case-sensitive.
- The AND function does not support wildcards.
- Text values or empty cells supplied as arguments are ignored.
- The AND function will return #VALUE if no logical values are found or created during evaluation.
AND formula examples
To evenly distribute a payment or other amount over a given number of months, with a variable start month, you can use a simple formula together with the AND function and a bit of boolean logic. In the example shown,...
Note: Excel has several built-in data validation rules for dates. This page explains how to create a your own validation rule based on a custom formula when you want more control and flexibility.
To allow only a date...
To run a formula only when one or more cells are not blank, you can use the IF function with an appropriate logical criteria. In the example shown, the formula in E5 is:
=IF(COUNT(C5:C7)=3,SUM(C5:C7),"")...
If you want to use conditional formatting to highlight cells that are NOT between two values (a lower and upper limit), you can use a simple formula that returns TRUE when a value meets that condition. For example, if...
If you want to do something specific when two or more conditions are TRUE, you can use the IF function in combination with the AND function to evaluate conditions with a test, then take one action if the result is TRUE...
This examples shows how to calculate a volunteer hour requirement. The requirement is to have 15 volunteer hours, with at least 5 in each category. The formula in F6 is:
=AND(COUNTIF(C6:E6,">=5")=3,SUM(C6...
To evaluate several options with a nested IF statement, one approach is to use a separate IF per line to show the result of each set of logical tests. By adding line breaks after each IF function, the formula becomes...
If you want to highlight dates that occur in the next N days with conditional formatting, you can do so with a formula that uses the TODAY function with AND. This is a great way to visually flag things like expiration...
To highlight the 3 smallest values that meet specific criteria, you can use an array formula based on the AND and SMALL functions.
In the example shown, the formula used for conditional formatting is:
=AND($B3=$G$3...
To highlight rows and columns associated with an approximate match, you can use conditional formatting with a formula based on the LOOKUP function together with with a logical function like OR or AND. In the example...
To test for various combinations of this AND that, or this OR that, you can use the IF function with the AND and OR functions. In the example shown, the formula in D6 is:
=IF(AND(B6="red",OR(C6="small...
One way to extract multiple matches in Excel is to use INDEX and MATCH with a helper column that flags matching data. This avoids the complexity of a more advanced array formula. In the example shown, the formula in H6...
To confirm two ranges of the same size contain the same values, you can use a simple array formula based on the AND function. In the example shown, the formula in C9 is:
{=AND(B5:D12=F5:H12)}
Note: this is an array...
To build a Gantt chart, you can use Conditional Formatting with a formula based on the AND function. In the example shown, the formula applied to D5 is:
=AND(D$4>=$B5,D$4<=$C5)
How this formula works
The trick...
To allow a user to enter only uppercase TEXT, you can use data validation with a custom formula based on the UPPER, EXACT, and AND functions.
In the example shown, the data validation applied to C5:C7 is:
=AND(EXACT...
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In this video we show how to highlight approximate match lookups with conditional formatting and the LOOKUP function. Highlighting approximate matches is tricky, because you must replicate the original approximate match in the CF rule.
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