David,

Type

1 Item one

then Alt-Enter to insert a line feed, and type

2 Item two

and so on, then use enter to finish.
Format the cell for linewrap, and it should (I think) show what you want.

HTH,
Bernie
MS Excel MVP


"David" wrote in message
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I would like to know how to create a number series of steps in a single cell
on an Excel spreadsheet.