If your numbers are always less than 27, then a simple solution is

=CHAR(A1+64)

Otherwise, this same approach gets more complicated (for columns above Z)

=IF(A126,CHAR(INT(A1/26)+64),"")&CHAR(MOD(A1,26)+64)

HTH,
Bernie
MS Excel MVP


"Brotherharry" wrote in message
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in A1

=column(D2)

would return the number 5. I want the reverse of that.

e.g.a function that would when pointed at A1, returns the text "D"

This beast does the job, but is there are more elegant way?

=LEFT((ADDRESS(1,A1,2)),((FIND("$",(ADDRESS(1,A1,2 ))))-1))