1) In a1 enter 3000, in A2 enter 3001; pull the fill handle (small solid
square at bottom right corner of A2) down to get 5000
2) In A1 enter 3000; in A2 enter =A1+1; pull the fill handle (small solid
square at bottom right corner of A2) down to get 5000
3) Use Edit | Fill
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Bernard
"ray" wrote in message
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need to know the forumla to insert numbers automatlly in columm starting
wth
number3000 to 3500