You need VBA.

The code is simple in itself (Range("A1").Value = Range("A1").Value + 1),
but what will trigger the addition to happen.

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HTH

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Bob Phillips
"Steve" wrote in message
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How do i increase a cell which has a number in it, eg, cell a8 has 4
i want to run a If statment that looks at another cell and if true i want
cell a8 to increse to 5