[SOLVED] Tool to help write Excel formulas and IF statements?

Tool to help write Excel formulas and IF statements?

This is an Excel formula with nested IF statements:

=IF((B2="East"),4,IF((B2="West"),3,IF((B2="North"),2,IF((B2="South"),1,""))))

To essentially accomplish this:

If cell B2 = "East"
   return "4"

ElseIf cell B2 = "West"
   return "3"

ElseIf cell B2 = "North"
   return "2"

ElseIf cell B2 = "South"
   return "1"

Else
   return ""

Can Excel formulas be written in such a "more readable" manner and converted to the official syntax? Is there any tool to help write Excel formulas?

This may be a "superuser" question ... but only programmers might know the answer!

Solution

Excel Formula Formatter add-in by Rob van Gelder, mentioned at Daily Dose of Excel.

Excel's formula bar ignores line feeds and white space, so you can Alt+Enter and spacebar to format the formulas however you like. I've tried it and I quickly stopped doing it. Too much spacebar-ing, especially if you need to edit.