Lost in IF statements

[guywest]

After reading the help on IF statement formulas, I am even more confused. Any suggestions on where to get simplified information for the stupid?

 

[Joe4]

I find that sometimes the technical description of the Excel functions can be a little verbose and complicated. However, I think if you look at the examples provided, it makes a lot more sense. Take a look at the examples Excel provides in its help on "IF worksheet function".

In a nutshell, the function works like this:
=IF(condition to check, value to return if condition is true, value to return if condition is false)
Note: There are 3 parts to the formula, separated by commas.