Ahh Mike, I have tracked down what is happening with the copying.. The
formula does copy down, but this forumal will not work for any option that
starts with a High liklyhood, e.g. High, mediums, High, Lows or High highs.
All other combinations work


"Mike H" wrote:

Try this

=INDEX(A1:D4,MATCH(E1,A1:A4),MATCH(E2,A1:D1,0))

Where your risk matrix is in A1 - D4
E1= Impact
E2= Liklehood

Mike

"Claire" wrote:

Hi, I need to enter a formula that will look up information in a table and
give me a text answer, e.g. here is the table

low likelihood Medium Likelihood high likelyhood
low inpact Low Risk Low Risk Medium Risk
medium impact Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk
high impact Medium Risk High Risk High Risk

so if a had 2 cells that listed the impact and likelyhood, e.g. low impact
and high likelyhood, the answer would be Medium risk

Any idea of which formula could help me do this?

Thanks for your help