You would need 3 nested vlookups in an IF function testing first column,
then second then third


in one fell swoop you can use


=INDEX(D1:D9,MAX((A1:C9=I1)*(ROW(A1:C9))))

Where A:C9 hold the letters and D1:D9 hold the numbers.
It's an array formula and needs to be entered with ctrl + shift & enter


I would advice against using this layout, it is not a good spreadsheet
design

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Regards,


Peo Sjoblom

"MagicBill" wrote in message
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I am trying to return a number (1-9) for a letter.

For instance:

A B C D

A J S 1
B K T 2
C L U 3
D M V 4
E N W 5
F O X 6
G P Y 7
H Q Z 8
I R 9

I can do the first column, but when I try the second or third columns, I
get
an error value. So how can I type in a W and get it to return a 5, an I
to
return a 9, and so on?