formula for multiple criteria with an exception

[vani2004]

Is there an "If UNLESS" formula in excel or workaround for it?

I have attached the file to make it easier to explain.

I have column A which has two options for the name "Sales" & "Sales-Marketing"
I have column B which has sub dept. name - It is either no value in a cell or General
Now I have an excel formula in column C which I want to pull as below:

If column A shows "Sales" & column B with "No value in cell" then the answer is "Sales"
If Column A shows "Sales-Marketing" & Column B with "No value in cell" then the answer is "Marketing".
If column A shows "Sales" & Column B shows "General" then I want the excel formula to pull "Marketing"

So I am having difficulty when there is a value in column B.

[AliGW]

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[Glenn Kennedy]

Try:
=IF(A2="","",IF(AND(A2="Sales",B2=""),A2,"Marketing"))

[vani2004]

Sorry! I amended it and hope it meets the guideline. If not i can re-amend it. Big thanks to everything you all do to help us.

[vani2004]

Try:
=IF(A2="","",IF(AND(A2="Sales",B2=""),A2,"Marketing"))

It worked! Thank you for the quick reply too

[Glenn Kennedy]

You're welcome.

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