One column to another

[Make one column equal to another number]

I am looking to make a number equal from one cell to another number. EX:
43=1, 42=2, 41=3, etc. going 43 to 1. here is how i have done it so far:
=IF(C13=43,"1",IF(C13=42,"2",
IF(C13=41,"3",IF(C13=40,"4",IF(C13=39,"5",IF(C13=38,"6",
IF(C13=37,"7",IF(C13=36,"8")))))))) I have used 6 cells to complete it and I
know that is not the best way to do it.

 

[JLatham]

Setup a table somewhere with all the possible combinations. It can be on
another sheet, and for this example, we'll say that is Sheet2, with your C13
cell back on Sheet1.

On Sheet2:
A B
1 43 1
2 42 2
3 43 3
4 39 5
5 38 6
continue as needed on down sheet 2 (and yes, I know I left out some pairs).
For the example below, I will assume that the list ends at row 43.

Then where you have your nested if formula you could use VLOOKUP() instead:
=VLOOKUP(C13,Sheet2!$A$1:$B$43,2,False)

 

[Roger Govier]

Hi

Perhaps you could use
=ABS(C13-44)