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Asked: 2026-06-14T04:32:43+00:00

Quick one (hopefully) I have a column in excel 2010 that has either the

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Quick one (hopefully)

I have a column in excel 2010 that has either the value TRUE or FALSE in the cell

I want to copy the value of another cell if the value is TRUE

Here’s what I have:

A1 some value
B1 TRUE
C1 =IF(B1=TRUE,A1,"")

I have tried the following (none of which work):

=IF(B1=TRUE,...
=IF(B1="TRUE",...
=IF(B1,...

I have also tried column B as General and as Text

I have noticed that if I type the word TRUE or FALSE into the B column it left aligns it instead of being centred which may give some clues.

What is the way to do this?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Normally if you type TRUE or FALSE into a cell they default to “Boolean values” (not text) so you don’t use quotes, in which case your first formula should work, i.e.

    =IF(B1=TRUE,A1,"")

    ….however, if the column is formatted as text you would need quotes like

    =IF(B1="TRUE",A1,"")

    If neither work then perhaps there are some leading or trailing spaces in B1?

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