One way:

Say your row #1 starts on Row5.
In A5 enter:
=ROWS($1:1)
And copy down as needed.
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HTH,

RD
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"duchess_2" wrote in message
...
I have created a spread sheet with a numbering system. I would like it to
be
permanently consecutive when I do a sort...is there a way to create a
permanent row that is not affected when I sort the rest of the document?