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Supported, behaves as documented

Category: Logical · Last tested 2026-08-06

Real, executed compatibility results for the OR function across Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, and LibreOffice Calc — verified by actually running it. Syntax and links to each vendor’s official documentation are below.

Support matrix

EngineDocumentedLive-testedVerdict
Excel Yes Not yet n/a
Google Sheets Yes Not yet n/a
LibreOffice Calc Yes Yes (25.8.7.3, 2026-08-06) Supported, behaves as documented

LibreOffice version history

We executed the same test cases under each LibreOffice release to show exactly when OR’s support changed — not documentation claims, real results.

LibreOffice versionVerdictTested
24.2.0.3 Supported, behaves as documented 2026-07-19
24.8.7.2 Supported, behaves as documented 2026-07-19
25.2.0.3 Supported, behaves as documented 2026-07-24
25.8.7.3 Supported, behaves as documented 2026-08-06

Executed test cases

LibreOffice Calc 25.8.7.3 (tested 2026-08-06)

FormulaDescriptionResultExpectedVerdict
=OR(FALSE,TRUE) One argument TRUE -> TRUE True True Matched
=OR(FALSE,FALSE) Both arguments FALSE -> FALSE False False Matched
=OR(A1:A3) A range of numbers is coerced to logical (0=FALSE, nonzero=TRUE); one nonzero value makes the whole OR TRUE True True
Numeric coercion confirmed via https://www.ablebits.com/office-addins-blog/excel-and-or-xor-not-functions/		 Matched
=OR(A1:A3) A range of all-zero numbers coerces to all-FALSE -> FALSE False False Matched
=OR(A1:A3) Text within a range argument is ignored (not coerced, not an error), per https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/or-function-7d17ad14-8700-4281-b308-00b131e22af0: 'If an array or reference argument contains text or empty cells, those values are ignored.' False False Matched

Docs & syntax

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