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How to convert Boolean true/false to number (1/0) or text in Excel?

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Sometimes, excel formulas return the Boolean values (TRUE or FALSE) in Excel. And you can edit the original formula to convert the Boolean values (TRUE or FALSE) to number (1 or 0) or text in Excel easily.


Convert Boolean values (TRUE or FALSE) to number (1 or 0) in Excel

In this section, I will introduce three methods to convert Boolean values (TRUE or FALSE) to number (1 or 0) in Excel.  

Add -- before original formula

Change original formula to =--(original_formula), and the Boolean values will be converted to number 1 or 0 automatically. For example, the original formula is =B2>C2, you can change it to =--(B2>C2).

a screenshot of adding -- before the original formula to convert boolean to number

Combine INT function and original formula

Combine the INT function and original formula as =INT(original_formula), and the Boolean values will be converted to number 1 or 0 automatically. Let’s say the original formula is =B2>C2, and you can convert it to =INT(B2>C2).

a screenshot of combining the INT function and the original formula to convert boolean to number

Multiply original formula by 1

You can multiply the return Boolean values (TRUE or FALSE) by 1, and then the TRUE will change to 1, and FALSE to 0. Assuming the original formula is =B2>C2, you can change it to =(B2>C2)*1.

a screenshot of multiplying original formula by 1 to convert boolean to number

Note: You can also divide original formula by 1 or add 0 to original formula to change the return TRUE to 1 and FALSE to 0. Follow above example, change the original formula to =(B2>C2)/1 or =(B2>C2)+0.

Convert Boolean values (TRUE or FALSE) to text in Excel

If you want to convert the Boolean values (TRUE or FALSE) to certain text, says Yes or No, you can change the formula as below:

=IF(original_formula,"Yes","NO")

For example, the original formula is =B2>C2, you can change the formula to =IF(B2>C2,"Yes","NO"). This new formula will change TRUE to Yes, and change FALSE to No. See screenshot:

a screenshot showing how to use formula to convert boolean values to text

Note: In the new formula, Yes and No are the specified texts you will change the Boolean values to, and you can change them to any texts as you need.


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