Convert alphabet letter to number in Excel and Google Sheets

=COLUMN(INDIRECT(A2&"1"))

A2 = data cell

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Convert alphabet letter to number in Excel

How to convert alphabet letters to numbers in Excel?
Convert alphabet letter to number in Excel

CONVERT ALPHABET LETTER TO NUMBER  — EXCEL FORMULA AND EXAMPLE

=COLUMN(INDIRECT(A2&"1"))

Convert alphabet letter to number in Google Sheets

How to convert alphabet letters to numbers in Google Sheets?

CONVERT ALPHABET LETTER TO NUMBER — GOOGLE SHEETS FORMULA AND EXAMPLE

=COLUMN(INDIRECT(A2&"1"))