Excel functions, or formulas, lie at the heart of the application’s deep well of capabilities. Today we’ll tackle IF statements, a string of commands that determine whether a condition is met or not.

Imagine this: you’re managing a sprawling Excel spreadsheet with thousands of rows of data. You need to identify high-priority tasks, flag anomalies, or categorize entries based on specific rules.

Nested IF statements used to be my go-to whenever I needed to juggle multiple conditions in Excel. However, just because they get the job done doesn’t mean they’re the best tool for the job. Wrestling ...