Excel formula with OR and AND and possible lookup

Question

I need to write a formula as follows:

A   B   C   D   E   User ID    Name
x   x   x       x     abc      AIDA S

If a=x OR b=x AND c=x or d=x or e=x, Yes. Or in english, if you have a or b, and c, d, or e then "yes". On top of that, Aida might be repeated else where in the spreadsheet with a different set of parameters than shown above. Can I add a vlookup or something else to say if Aida S has a or b, and c, d, or e anywhere in the worksheet than "yes"? Thanks so much.

Answer 1

The formulas you'll need to use are IF, OR, and AND. Assuming you're familiar with IF, AND and OR can be used together to evaluate multiple conditions. In your case, your formula could look something like this:

IF(AND(OR(A1="x",B1="x"),OR(C1="x",D1="x",E1="x")),"YES","NO")

For your other conditions, you can move the OR conditions as you need, or add/remove conditions within the OR/AND statements.