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How to create external reference in Excel to refer to another sheet use if function

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    How to create external reference in Excel to refer to another sheet use if function

    How to create external reference in Excel to refer to another sheet use if function

    i have a if function like this
    =IF('sheetX'!D4+E4<3,"yes","no")


    the result is not right which is not D4+E4

    and i check the formula again it become =IF(sheetX!D4+E4<3,"yes","no") by itself
    why? how to fix it? please help

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    Re: How to create external reference in Excel to refer to another sheet use if function

    Do you mean this?

    =IF(sheetX!D4+sheetX!E4<3,"yes","no")
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