Reverse a comparison
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Status |
| 2 | Open |
Formula: C2: =NOT(A2="Closed")
Result: TRUE
Open is not equal to Closed, so the reversed test is true.
Google Sheets function
NOT in Google Sheets
NOT with worked examples you can test in the live grid. The argument details are in the Excel guide.
In Google Sheets
The arguments and common errors are covered in the NOT Excel guide; check the function help in Google Sheets for its own argument list.
Worked examples in Google Sheets
Exclude a zero
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Value |
| 2 | 0 |
Formula: C2: =NOT(A2=0)
Result: FALSE
The equality is true and NOT reverses it.
Reverse AND
| A | B | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | B |
| 2 | 8 | 3 |
Formula: D2: =NOT(AND(A2>5,B2>5))
Result: TRUE
Not every condition passes, so reversing AND produces TRUE.
Try it
A tiny spreadsheet with example data. Edit the formula or any number and see the result.
Formula in F2: =NOT(B2>=60)
| A | B | C | D | E | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student | Score | Extra credit | Attempts | Result | |
| 2 | Ann | 92 | Yes | 2 | FALSE | |
| 3 | Bob | 74 | No | 0 | ||
| 4 | Cy | 58 | Yes | 3 | ||
| 5 | Dee | 81 | No | 1 | ||
| 6 | Eli | 66 | 2 |
Result in F2: FALSE
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