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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 9:38 pm
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Originally Posted by IceTrojan
Another question: How do I ask for the sum of (ColA) + (higher of Col B or C) + (higher of Col D or E)?
Simpler than previously posted solution, using the MAX function that cordelli beat me to on the first question:

=A1+max(B1,C1)+max(D1,E1)

You can do some pretty fancy things with IF, nesting one inside another if you have to, but there's usually a simpler way to do simple things.
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