If there are only a "few" different items you can use something like this:

=IF(A1="apples",25,IF(A1="grapes",35,IF(A1="pears" ,28,"")))

If you have many different items then you should create a 2 column lookup
table like this:

...........D..........E
1...apples.......25
2...grapes......35
3...pears........28

Then the formula would be:

=VLOOKUP(A1,D1:E3,2,0)

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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Barbara S" <Barbara wrote in message
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I am trying to create text and when selected from a drop down list a
specific
$ amount is input in the adjacent cell dependent on which item was
selected
from the drop down.