I would like to locate the value on the left hand side of S, which is 3

I think you meant on the right side...

As long as "S" is unique:

=SUMIF(A1:E3,"s",B1:F3)

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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Eric" wrote in message
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Does anyone have any suggestions on how to locate the value?

There is a table as shown below starting from cell A1

A 4 B 2 C 9 [CELL F1]
V 8 K 0 S 3
J 99 O 8 W 7 [CELL F3]

The given value is S in cell K1
I would like to locate the value on the left hand side of S, which is 3,
and
return in cell K2.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Eric