Convert a letter to a numeric value
 

If I have data in a column, in alpha form, is there any way to automatically
convert that data to numeric values in another column? For example, if cell
A1 contains B, A2 contains B, A3 contains A, A4 contains C, how can I get B1
to show 3, B2 to show 3, B3 to show 4, B4 to show 2, etc? (A should =4, B
should =3, C should=2).

Convert a letter to a numeric value
 

In B1, place something like this and paste down the column as needed.
=IF(A1="A",4,IF(A1="B",3,IF(A1="C",2,"Not A, B, or C")))

sherrye123 wrote:
If I have data in a column, in alpha form, is there any way to automatically
convert that data to numeric values in another column? For example, if cell
A1 contains B, A2 contains B, A3 contains A, A4 contains C, how can I get B1
to show 3, B2 to show 3, B3 to show 4, B4 to show 2, etc? (A should =4, B
should =3, C should=2).

Convert a letter to a numeric value
 

Put this in B1

=69-CODE(A1)

copy down to B4


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Regards,


Peo Sjoblom


"sherrye123" wrote in message
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If I have data in a column, in alpha form, is there any way to
automatically
convert that data to numeric values in another column? For example, if
cell
A1 contains B, A2 contains B, A3 contains A, A4 contains C, how can I get
B1
to show 3, B2 to show 3, B3 to show 4, B4 to show 2, etc? (A should =4, B
should =3, C should=2).

Convert a letter to a numeric value
 

Thank you - this worked perfectly!

"JW" wrote:

In B1, place something like this and paste down the column as needed.
=IF(A1="A",4,IF(A1="B",3,IF(A1="C",2,"Not A, B, or C")))

sherrye123 wrote:
If I have data in a column, in alpha form, is there any way to automatically
convert that data to numeric values in another column? For example, if cell
A1 contains B, A2 contains B, A3 contains A, A4 contains C, how can I get B1
to show 3, B2 to show 3, B3 to show 4, B4 to show 2, etc? (A should =4, B
should =3, C should=2).