Try this formula
=IF(I7<"",1,IF(J7<"",1.5,IF(K7<"",2,IF(L7<"",2 .5,IF
(M7<"",3,IF(N7<"",3.5,IF(O7<"",4,"")))))))
-----Original Message-----
=IF(J9="x",1,IF(K9="x",1.5,IF(L9="x",2,IF(M9="x", 2.5,IF
(N9="x",3,IF(O9="x",3.5,IF(P9="x",4,"")))))))

This works fine for me if my customers use an x, but
some use a tick or a
star, or any computer letter/symbol.
Can this equation be made to work irrespective of what
the entry in the cell
is?
.