Have a look in the help index for LOOKUP.
=LOOKUP("C",{"a","b","c","d";1,2,3,4})
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Don Guillett
SalesAid Software

"CBZ" wrote in message
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I seem to not be able to figure out the following formula. I am trying to
have the formula give back ascribed #'s per text value, if no text =0.
Can
anyone help.
=IF(Q="Disastrous",1,(IF(Q="Unacceptable",2,(IF(Q= "Undesirable",3,(IF(Q="Neutral",4,(IF(Q="Acceptabl e",5,(IF(Q="Preferred",6)))))))))))