That is to say, is there a simple solution to creating a "grade" function that I wouldn't have to adjust the column for? I want to use it to, for example, do "=grade (A2)" and then fill/format ...

When analyzing grades (especially for a large class) the COUNTIF function in Excel can be extremely helpful.

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