If you know the text value, you can get it from the input list. E.g,

=OFFSET(FirstCell,LinkedCell-1,0,1,1)

where FirstCell is the first cell of the input list and LinkedCell is
the cell to which the combobox is linked (in the Properties window).

Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional
Excel Product Group, 1998 - 2009
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com
(email on web site)

On Mon, 9 Feb 2009 15:07:02 -0800, JHartle
wrote:

I am creating a survey and each cell has a drop-down list that displays the
Likert scale from 1-5. I would like the drop down list to display the Likert
description in the drop-down, for example: 1-Strongly Disagree, 2-Disagree,
3-Neutral, and so on up to 5. But when the user selects one of the options, I
would like only the number to be inserted into the field because we are
averaging the scores.