Although it is more common to specify in Excel when something is equal to something else e.g. B1=”Sale”, occasionally it is better (and more efficient) to do the opposite i.e. if not equal to xyz then do something.
‘Not equal to’ in Excel is expressed as <> . So in the example above we could say B1<>”Sales”.
This same logic works with numbers i.e. if not the same as zero, it would be shown as B1<>0 (note that for numbers we don’t use “inverted commas”).
The ‘Not Equal to’ symbol can be used in any function that can use an logical tests e.g. IF, SUMIFS, SUMPRODUCT etc.
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