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I am new to Airtable and struggling to get proper syntax in a column


So I want to create a column called Key Date, and make a formula that instructs it


if the Column “Category” = “People” then display the year from the column “Year” and add 30 years. if Category ≠ People, leave blank.


I am used to the If,Then, Else logic of Excel but couldn’t get it to work in AirTable,


I tried: if(Category=People),(Year+30),("")


can anyone tell me why airtable is rejecting my syntax? Thanks a bunch!!!


David

Well, sometimes just framing the question for others to read helps you find the answer! I realized I was misusing parens, brackets and quotation marks.


IF(Category=“People”, Year+30)


worked like a charm! Yay, AirTable


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