How do you write a "nested IF formula" in Excel?

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Published on 2010-03-15T11:29:04Z Indexed on 2010/03/15 12:30 UTC
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I manually enter numbers on one cell according to text values in the cell adjacent to it. Is there a way to use the IF function to help me manage this? The text is automatically generated with a report but I put the numbers in manually in Excel.

Example of my weekly boredom below:

number    Text in Cell
3         Order A
3         Order A 
1         Order C
2         Order B
3         Order A
1         Order C
2         Order B
2         Order B

HELP! My eyes and soul hurt each time I need to do this. Thanks Mike

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