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IF, ISNA, and MATCH Function in Excel

Need to check if a value exists in a range and return a specific result? ๐Ÿ“Š In this tutorial from Tryit Learnit, you'll learn how to use IF, ISNA, and MATCH together in Excel to identify matches and return 1 or 0 (or any values you choose).

Weโ€™ll cover:

  • Understanding the logic behind each function

  • Building the formula step by step ๐Ÿ”—

  • Applying it to a real Reddit userโ€™s question for context

  • How to customize results for different use cases

๐ŸŽฏ Formula style: =IF(ISNA(MATCH(...)), 0, 1)

๐Ÿ“Ž Download the example workbook to follow along:
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๐Ÿง  Great for error handling, lookup checks, and conditional logic in Excel!
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