Understanding truth

Summary

In this video, we are looking at how Excel handles TRUE and FALSE values.

Tab in example file: Understanding truth

TRUE and FALSE are are logical values, they are not text.

In arithmetic calculation, TRUE and FALSE are automatically converted to 1 or 0.

Any non-zero number is deemed to be TRUE, and zero is deemed to be FALSE.

Text does not have TRUE or FALSE properties.

Multiplication of TRUE / FALSE values creates AND type logic.

Addition with TRUE / FALSE values create OR type logic.