Detect text in a range of cells, prioritise what appears in another cell

**LTrain89** · 06-21-2013, 12:54 AM

Hi All,

I've been using the help from this forum for a couple days to solve a lot of problems, but I can't find the solution to this exact one.

I'm a teacher and I want to keep a record of what grades students get for particular standards. We might do two units that assess their spelling for instance. In one they might recieve an A level, in the other only a B.

I want a cell to scan these and if an A is there, say A. If an A can't be found, but a B can, it should be B...and so on for the rest of the spectrum. I have been able to get it to detect A, but not to prioritise any others.

I did this with:

=IF(COUNTIF(F4:I5,"A"),"A","")

Any help would be appreciated.

**:) Sixthsense :)** · 06-21-2013, 02:24 AM

Try this...

Array Formula - Should be entered with CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER

Formula:

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**LTrain89** · 06-25-2013, 07:08 PM

This is fantasic. Thank you.

I am very happy with this, but is it possible to make it A+, A, A- etc.

**:) Sixthsense :)** · 06-26-2013, 12:06 AM

Glad it helps you and thanks for the feedback

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