=IF(B4="A",12,"whatever you want the answer to be if B4 isn't A")
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David Biddulph


"jeny04" wrote in message
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I'm working on an admissions spreadsheet and wanted to know if it is
possible
to convert a letter to a number in a different cell? Like:

Cell B4= A
I want cell B5 to be 12 (A=12)

Is there any function that does such a thing?