In F1, I have "38520" showing.

This is a date. If you format F1 as date, you'll see:17 Jun 2005

In F2, the number 2; in F6, the number 6, and in F7,
the number 7. Is this normal? What are they related to?

Think you've put the formulas in the wrong cells. All of the above F2, F3,
etc should be E2, E3, etc. The formulas are supposed to be In col E (from E2
down), not col F, re the earlier steps given:

Put in E2: =IF(D2="","",IF(D2=$F$1,ROW(),""))
Copy E2 down to say, E100 ..

Here's a sample file with implemented set-up:
http://flypicture.com/p.cfm?id=67949

(Right-click on the link: "Download File"
at the top in the page, just above the ads)

File: DianeMcP_newusers.xls

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