Refresher from an old excel user

I am just learning the ins and outs of numbers, and really could use a tutorial about if/then formula writing/ merging cells, basics, etc. Any suggestions on an interactive program?
thanks
Electrik

In the help menu are links to the User's Guide and the Formulas and Functions Guide.
Most tutorials focus on how to use the interface more than on formulas. I think the tutorials at Lynda.com are supposed to be good.
http://www.lynda.com/home/DisplayCourse.aspx?lpk2=52028
You can watch some of the chapters for free to see if you like it.
There are also free tutorials at Apple.com
http://www.apple.com/findouthow/iwork/#numbers-intro
The formulas are pretty much the same as Excel's, especially the simple stuff. Much of what you find on the web about Excel formulas applies to Numbers.

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