Picture 50 rows that all have a number "4" in it. However in each row there are 26 columns (A-Z) and the 4 is placed on a different letter in each row. I need a count of finding the "4" in each row (i.e. if it's "E" that the "4" sits in, the count should be "5".
the 1 should be counted as a 5 because the 4 is 5 cells along
Without seeing your column headings, I think you can just use the MATCH function.
=MATCH(4,A1:I1)
You just need to adapt it to your range.