Have a look at John McGimpsey's VBA method.

http://www.mcgimpsey.com/excel/sequentialnums.html


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 09:21:02 -0700, LynnB
wrote:

How do I setup a Purchase Order Template to have a numbering system?

I would like to setup a purchase order template with a numbering system that
when each time we open new file the Purchase Order will change number. i.e.,
start at: W400001, next number W400002 etc.

Excel 2003 SP2


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP