Curious, have a look here,

http://www.mcgimpsey.com/excel/udfs/sequentialnums.html
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Paul B
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"Curious" wrote in message
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Hi,
I've just looked through several functions to look for a way to increment
a
number each time a template is opened. It's proving to consume more time
than anticipated.

Can anyone help?
Thanks!